shaping
present participle ofshape
| 单词 | shaping |
| 释义 | shaping present participle ofshape shape verb[T] uk/ʃeɪp/us/ʃeɪp/shapeverb[T](CHARACTER)C2 todecideorinfluencetheformof something,especiallyabelieforidea, or someone'scharacter: Manypeopleare notableto shapetheirowndestinies. Myrelationshipwith myfatherplayedamajorpartin shaping myattitudetowards men. He was veryinfluentialin shaping the country'seconomicpolicy/strategy.
Affecting and influencing
shapeverb[T](FORM)to make somethingbecomeaparticularshape: Theskirthas been shaped so that ithangsloosely. When you've made thedough, shape itintotwoloaves. formal to make anobjectfrom aphysicalsubstance: Earlyhumansshapedtoolsout ofstone. Patterns and shapes
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Creating and producing Phrasal verbshape up Examplesofshapingshaping In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The first three chapters develop this interdisciplinary approach byshapinga theoretical framework to guide the five case studies in subsequent chapters. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, the problem choices of scientists determine the content of individual research programs, ultimatelyshapingthe character of their contributions to scientific knowledge. From theCambridge English Corpus The shadow of legal controls plays an important role inshapingthe constitutional culture and therefore the horizon of possibilities within which political actors operate. From theCambridge English Corpus The benefit(s) responsible for theshapingof a trait are the trait's functions. From theCambridge English Corpus The local eighteenth-century legal traditions also played an important role inshapingmodern colonial legal culture. From theCambridge English Corpus On the role of perception inshapingphonological assimilation rules. From theCambridge English Corpus It will focus on points directly connected to theshapingof the military-administrative elite's special character. From theCambridge English Corpus Computer-based dose optimisation both volumetr ic and geometric are available along with interactive graphical doseshaping. From theCambridge English Corpus It affects the willingness to discuss byshapingone's anticipation of achieving deliberative uptake. From theCambridge English Corpus The process of automation triggered a sequence of problems and solutions that proved crucial inshapingthe design of banking services. From theCambridge English Corpus Species-typical vocalizations such as crying and laughing are under minimal conscious control and are poor candidates for behavioralshaping. From theCambridge English Corpus The two constraints stipulate the distinct roles of the substrate and lexical-source languages inshapingthe grammar of the contact language. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, distinct contracting cultures were simultaneouslyshapingover time the social care industry, the precise product provided, and local authority contracting behaviour. From theCambridge English Corpus The second way through which social policy may affect sub-state nationalism is byshapingnationalist mobilization. From theCambridge English Corpus This represented a significant departure from the activism he had shown earlier inshapingthe nation's external relations. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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