/ormed介om 236〖fnfcs.这根链条由136个环组成。
4 〜(sb/sth) (up)
(into sth) to move or arrange objects or people so that they are in a group
with a particular shape; to become arranged in a group like this (使') 排列成，排成：[VN] to /orm a Kne/queiie/circle 排成一 :行./ 长列 V 圈◊
First get students to /o.rm groups 〇//our. 酱先让学生分成四人一组。◊
[V] Queues were already /orm/ng outside
the theatre.剧院外已经在排队才。：◊
27ie teams /ormed up into Zines.各队已整好了 队列。
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HAVE FUNCTION/ROLE 功能、作肖 5 [VN] to have a particular function or pattern 有…功能；有…模式.； The trees
form a natural protection from the sun^ rays. 树木起天然的保护作用，遮挡了阳光的照射。6//>7h>?g
[V-N] to be sth 是；成为：The
castle forms the focal point 〇/ the city.这座城 ^ 是城市.的中心。◊ 77ie survey }brmej
part 〇/ a Zarger programme 〇/ research,这个调 查是研究计划命一部分。◊ rhese drawings
wiZi/arm the bcwis 〇/负e exhibirtoTi.这些画作将成为展览的基本部分。
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ORGANIZATION ’组织 7 to start a group
of people, such as an organization, a committee, etc.; to come together in a
group of this kind 组织；建立：[VN] rhey hope to
/orm the new government.他们希窒■组建新政命。◊
He /ormed a band with some)Wends 介om
schooi•他和.禾自 学校的一些朋友组成一支乐队。◊ a new^/ormecipoWt-
icaZ party 新建立 的政党 ◊ [V]
TTie band/ormedfn 2003. 这支乐队成立于2003年。
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HAVE INFLUENCE 0N 影响 8 [VN] to have an influence on the
way that sth develops对…的发展有影响H7H mould： Positive
and negative experiences form a chiles c/iamcter.正反:两方面的经历都影响儿童性格的形成。
for.mal 〇■» a办
1 (of a style of dress, speech, writing, behaviour,
etc. ^ 着、言语、行.为等）very correct and suitable for official or
important occasions适合正式场合的；正规的；庄重
的：}brma[
evenfn^ dress 晚礼服◊ 77ze dinner was a /onna〖 这是正式宴会。◊
He kept the tone of the Zetter/ormd and bitsfnessh’fce.他使这蔚信保持正式公文
的语气She has a very /ormaZ manner, w/u'ch can
seem un_/hen£«y.她的举止很是郑重其事，有可能会显
得不友好。PTJ3 informal 2 official;
following an agreed or official way of doing things 正式的.；合乎规 ■矩的：/ormaZ processes 正式法律程序◊
to make a
/orma〖
apoiogy/comptamt/request 正式道歉 / 投诉 / 要 求 〇 Formal
diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December. M S T
+ 重新建立了正式外交关系。◊
ft i5 rime to put these arrangements on a slightly
more formal basis. S ^
这些安排做得略为正式一点的时候了。3 (of
education or training 学校教育或培训）received
in a school, college or university, with lessons, exams, etc., rather than gained just through practical experience i 规的：ffe has
no }brmaZ teac/ifn^ quah；/iicariorw.他没有正规的教学资历证
日月。◊
Voung children are beginning their /ormaZ education sometimes as earZy as/our
years oZd. 幼儿有 时早在 四岁时就开始接受正规教育。4 concerned with the way sth is done rather
than what is done 方式上的；做法上 的；形式上的：Getting
approval /or the pZan is a purely /ormaZ matter; nobody wiH seriousZy oppose ft•寻录计划
获得批准纯粹是一个形式上的问题，没有人会认真反对
的。◊ Critics have concentrated
too much on the /ormaZ elements of her poetry, without really looking at
what it is sayi’ng.评论家过多地集中评论她诗歌的形式，而没有真
正看其内容。5 (of a garden, room or building 花园、 房间、筑_)
arranged in a regular manner，according to a clear, exact plan 整齐的；布置井然的：delightful
formal gardens, with terraced lawns and an avenue of trees精心布置的有片片草坪和林荫道的宜人花园E23 informal ► for-mal-ly /-mali/
oc/v. ： (How
do you do?' she said formally. “知好！” 她很正式地说,。◊
rhe accounts were formally approved by the board.
Rfe @ S i 董事会正式批准。◊
Although not jormaZ丨y trained as an art
historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period.虽然他不是科班出身的艺术史学家，但他对这
一时期的知识却普遍为人尊重。
for-mal-de-hyde /foi'maeldihaid;
NAmE fDir'm-/ noun [U] 1 CH20)
a gas with a strong smell 甲酵 2 (also
tedm/cfl/ .术语 for.mal.in
/'foimalin; NAmE 'foirm-/) a liquid made by mixing formaldehyde
and water, used
8Q1 former
for preserving biological specimens, making
plastics and as a disinfectant福永马林；.甲酵水溶液
formal-ism /'foimalizam; NAmE '{〇:rm-1 noun [U] a style or method in art, music, literature,
science, etc. that pays more attention to the rules and the correct arrangement
and appearance of things than to inner meaning and feelings 形式丰义►for.mal.ist /'fbimalist; NAmE 'ioirm-/ noun for-maMst oc//. [usually before noun]： /ormaiist
theory形式主义理论
for-mal-ity /foi'maelati; NAmE foir'm-/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [C, usually pi.] a thing
that you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process，a
social situation，etc•正 '式手续：to go
through aiZ the /ormaZities necessary in order to get a gim licence办理取得持枪执照的全部必要
0 Let's skip the
formalities and get down to business. 咱们省去繁文缛节，开始讨论实质问题吧。2 [C，usually sing.] a thing
that you must do as part of an official process, but which has little meaning
and will not affect what happens 例行公事：He
aiready knows he has the job so the interview is a mere /ormalify.他已知
道得到了这个工作，所以面试仅仅是走走过场。3 [U]
correct and formal behaviour 遵守礼节：DijQferent !evek o//ormaZify are appropriate fn
different situations.不同
程度的注重礼节适用于不同场合。◊
She greeted him with 她拘谨地按礼节向他致意。
for-mal-ize {BrE also -ise) /'foimalaiz; NAmE 'foirm-/ verb [VN] 1 to make
an arrangement, a plan or a rela- tionship official使（安排、计划、关系）成为正式的： They
decided, to formalize their relationship by getting married.他们决定结婚，正式确定关系。2 to
give sth a fixed structure or form by introducing rules (通过规
则）悚有風定体系，使定形：The
college has a highly /ormaZized system 〇/ assessment.这所学:院有一套十分囱
定的评估体系。^^01"..1113丨办34丨0|1，七34丨011/,£>3:1113131-
'zeijn; NAmE .foirmala'z-/ noun [U] format /'formaet; NAmE 'foirmaet/ noun, verb mnoun 1 the general arrangement, plan, design, etc. of sth 总体安排；计划；设计：TTie /ormat 〇/ the new quiz show has proved poputor•新的智力竞赛节目的总体妾排
结果证明很受欢迎。2 the shape and size of a book, magazine，etc.(由版物的）舨式，开本：They’ve brought out the magazine in a
new/ormat•他们用裔的 版式出版这杂志。3 计）the way in which
data is stored or held
to be worked on by a computer 格式
■ verb (tt-) [VN] 1
to prepare a computer disk so that data can be recorded on it 格式化 2 (fedm/cfl/ 术语）to
arrange text in a particular way on a page or a screen
安排…的版式
for-ma-tion /foi'meijn;
NAmE foir'm-/ noun 1 [U] the action of
forming sth; the process of being formed 组 成；形成：the
/ormarion 〇/ a new
government 组成新政
府◊ evidence 〇/recent
star/ormation in the gaZaxy 银河
佘新恒星形成 W证据 2 [C] a thing that has been formed,
especially in a particular place or in a particular way 组 成物；形成物：rocfc/ormations 岩层 3 [U，C] a particular arrangement or pattern 编队；队形：aircraft
flying in /ormation编队戈行的飞机◊/ormation_/7yin^‘队飞行
◊ The team usuaHy pZays
fn a 4-4_2/ormation•这支球队
比赛通常排出的是4-4-2阵形。
formation dancing noun [U] the activity of performing a dance as part of a
group that consists of several couples. Formation dancing is usually done in
competitions.集体舞（由数对参与者组成，#为比赛） for-ma-tive /'foimetiv;
NAmE 'foirm-/ adj. [only before noun] having an important and lasting influence
on the development of sth or of sb’s characterv.r.对某事物或性
格的发展）有持续重大影响的：the
/ormative years 〇/ chiWhooci童年性格形成的时期
for-ITiei*
〇T» /*fo:m0(r);
NAmE 'foirm-/ adj. [only before noun]
1 that used to exist in earlier times 以前的：in/ormer times )\m 〇 t:he countries of the former