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C2[C]the way something isnaturallymade or the way it has beenarranged: 结构；形状；形成方式；组成方式 arockformation一块岩石的结构 cloudformations云的形状 C2[U]thedevelopmentof something into aparticularthing orshape: 形成，构成 the formation of acrystal晶体的构成 in formation Activities that are done in formation are done in apatternby anumberofpeople,vehicles, etc.movingtogether: 编队，以…队形marchingincloseformation以紧凑的队形前进 [C]anarrangementof a team'splayerson an Americanfootballorassociationfootballfield: There is atimefortryingnew formations andaskingplayersto doslightlydifferent things.现在是尝试新阵型并要求队员略作改变的时候了。 a 4-4-2 formation四四二阵型 Theteamwaslinedup in apuntingformation. - Hisdecisiontochangethe team's formation for thefinalmatchwas a masterstroke.
- Onemotorbikepeeledaway from the formation andcircledround behind therest.
- Heplayedaseminalrolein the formation of theassociation.
- Themanagerhad beenexperimentingwith different formations.
- Coral is alimestoneformationformedin theseaby millions oftinyanimals.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCreating and producing - anti-creative
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See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General terms used in ball sports Football/soccer American football C2[C]the way something isnaturallymade or the way it has beenarranged 结构；形状；形成方式；组成方式arockformation一块岩石的结构 cloudformations云的形状 C2[U]thedevelopmentof something into aparticularthing orshape 形成，构成the formation of acrystal晶体的构成 in formation Activities that are done in formation are done in apatternby anumberofpeople,vehicles, etc.movingtogether. 编队，以…队形marchingincloseformation以紧凑的队形前进 [C]anarrangementof a team'splayerson afootballfield （足球）阵型There is atimefortryingnew formations andaskingplayersto doslightlydifferent things.现在是尝试新阵型并要求队员略作改变的时候了。 a 4-4-2 formation四四二阵型 - Hisdecisiontochangethe team's formation for thefinalmatchwas a masterstroke.
- Onemotorbikepeeledaway from the formation andcircledround behind therest.
- Heplayedaseminalrolein the formation of theassociation.
- Themanagerhad beenexperimentingwith different formations.
- Coral is alimestoneformationformedin theseaby millions oftinyanimals.
formation| American Dictionaryformationnoun[C/U](ROCK)earth sciencealargeareaofrockthat hascharacteristicsdifferent from thelandsurroundingit formationnoun[C/U](COMING TOGETHER)theprocessby which something comes intoexistenceorbeginsto have aparticularorderorshape: [U]They called for the formation of acommitteetoinvestigatecorruption. A formation is theparticularformthat something has taken, or the things orpeoplehaving thisform: [C]unusualcloudformations [U]Thesoldiersmarchedin formation(= in anorderlyarrangement). formation| Business Englishthedevelopmentorcreationof acompany,organization, etc.: Hiscompanyhas madeexcellentprogresssinceitsformation threeyearsago. Theartscenteriscompletingtheformation ofasearchcommitteefor a newchiefexecutiveofficer. Examplesofformationformation Postmodern localism is a symptom, a cluster of reaction formations against modernism's failure to totalize.From theCambridge English Corpus The contact with the underlying and overlying formations cannot be observed.From theCambridge English Corpus Most of these correlations have, however, been based on formations, groups and rock units of comparable size.From theCambridge English Corpus The material formations on which archaeological discourse is articulated have their origins in some other discourse, some other social world.From theCambridge English Corpus A consideration of the cultural context of such concept formations is largely absent from his work.From theCambridge English Corpus Despite the complexity and diversity of the social formations under review, the account thus retains an admirable clarity.From theCambridge English Corpus Summoning troops from the reserve would be easier if the formations in which they were to be deployed existed already.From theCambridge English Corpus The lithostratigraphic column is to scale, but the space between sample horizons within the various formations and members is arbitrary.From theCambridge English Corpus Map shows the outcrop distribution and, where differentiated, the formations are indicated by patterned fill.From theCambridge English Corpus Keywords: microstructure, banded iron formations, quartz, pressure solution, recrystallization, strain, folding.From theCambridge English Corpus Speakers can (unconsciously) bring this about by shortening earlier overt markers, or by using the most frequent form as the base for new formations.From theCambridge English Corpus The preliminary study also indicated that vesicle-like formations, termed bladders, were produced in all test organisms.From theCambridge English Corpus However, present indicative forms of auxiliaries are frequently omitted anyway in periphrastic formations.From theCambridge English Corpus All these features impeded the development of lasting state formations.From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, this question goes back to the relationship between neo-liberalism as a transnational strategy and specific national political formations and projects.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. CollocationswithformationformationThese are words often used in combination withformation. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. abscess formation Abscessformationoccurs typically seven days after a wound infection, as happened here. From theCambridge English Corpus attitude formation Furthermore, the aetiology ofattitudeformationremains to be studied in greater detail. From theCambridge English Corpus biofilm formation However, the role of phosphorus in biofilm formation in distribution networks is not completely understood. 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. |