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单词 amorphous
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amorphous
adjective
uk
/əˈmɔː.fəs//ˌeɪˈmɔː.fəs/us
/əˈmɔːr.fəs//ˌeɪˈmɔːr.fəs/
(of aphysicalthing) having nofixedformorshape:
The amorphoussubstancethatresultsfrom thebreakdownofsugarisknownascaramel.
an amorphousmassofjelly一团稀软的果冻
(of anidea, aplan, etc.) having noclearstructureordetails:
How canhistoriansdealwith such amorphoushumanqualitiesasfearandgrief?
It wasn'tclearwhat theyexpectedfrom me other than the amorphous "change".
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  • Thesubstanceappearsasdarkredcrystalsor as an amorphousredpowder.
  • "Organizationalculture" is an amorphousconceptbut haspowerfulimplications.
  • How do youmeasuresomething so amorphous that no oneagreesonitsdefinition?
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(Definition ofamorphousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
amorphous
adjective
uk
/əˈmɔː.fəs//eɪˈmɔː.fəs/us
/əˈmɔːr.fəs//eɪˈmɔːr.fəs/
having nofixedformorshape
无固定形状的；不定形的
an amorphousmassofjelly一团稀软的果冻

amorphous| American Dictionary

amorphous
adjective
us
/əˈmɔr·fəs,eɪ-/
having nofixedformorshape; notclearor notdetermined:
Plans for a 40-acreshoppingcentersectionremainso amorphous that theprojecthas beenshelved.
(Definition ofamorphousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofamorphous

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Five organic components and the presence ofamorphousorganic matter were taken into account in the palynofacies analysis.
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Ignoring them simply means that the unfolding of the composed space will be either haphazard or, at worst,amorphous.
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Some fibres contain pleomorphic hyaline, granular andamorphousdeposits, ranging from red-blue to dark blue in trichrome stain.
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Judges' and lawyers' attempts to inject otheramorphouscatch-phrases into the "reasonable doubt" standard, such as "matter of the highest importance," only muddy the water.
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This certainly was the most effective act of transgression which madeamorphousthe distinction between the performers and spectators!
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They often contain swelling structures of the membranes,amorphousmatter and dark osmophilic granules.
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Multiple scattering calculations on ions passing through thinamorphousfoils.
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Cells became permineralized and noamorphoussilica precipitation was observed.
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By any standard, political culture is a large andamorphousobject of research, and one unlikely to be discovered by a single ' snapshot ' survey.
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Embedded in theamorphousmasses of the project was a bus station with services and worker accommodation.
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It does not mean aggregate utility or the "best for the most" but the interests of anamorphous, sometimes indistinctly defined, nearly primordial entity.
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On the loss of water, sucrose and certain oligosaccharides or galactosyl cyclitols form high-viscosity,amorphous, super-saturated solutions.
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As mentioned before, we do not consider the construction ofamorphousslices; otherwise, partial evaluation could straightforwardly be seen as a slicing technique.
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The lymph fluid comprised anamorphous, proteinaceous lipid-rich matrix, containing nuclei, complexes of endoplasmic reticulum and variously sized granules.
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Interestingly, noamorphousintermediate is detected beside the isolated virus and microcrystals.
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