school formal
collocation学校正式舞会
The school formal is a tradition for seniors.
学校正式舞会是高年级的传统。
正式舞会；正式社交活动
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正式舞会；正式社交活动
A formal dance or social event.
She bought a stunning dress for the annual formal.
她为年度正式舞会买了一件漂亮的裙子。
晚礼服
An evening gown.
福尔马林
Formalin.
需要正式服装的奢华舞会
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
有正式着装要求的活动
An event with a formal dress code.
The school formal is always held in the grand ballroom.
学校正式舞会总是在大型宴会厅举行。
He rented a tuxedo for the charity formal.
他为慈善正式舞会租了一套燕尾服。
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学校正式舞会
The school formal is a tradition for seniors.
学校正式舞会是高年级的传统。
参加正式舞会
She attended a formal with her friends.
她与朋友们一起参加了一个正式舞会。
形式参数
In programming, a formal parameter is replaced by an actual argument.
在编程中，形式参数由实际参数替代。
买晚礼服
I need to buy a formal for the wedding.
我需要为婚礼买一件晚礼服。
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由形容词“正式的”联想：正式(formal)场合要穿晚礼服、参加正式舞会；名词formal就是那件礼服/那场舞会。
语域：neutral 常见场景：school dance、social event、dress-code invitation 作名词时，formal 通常指正式的舞会或社交活动，多用于学校或社交场合；这个词本身并不是正式语体的词汇，而是中性的常用说法。
Normal, informal, and abnormal rhyme with formal (all end /ɔːrməl/). Animal, local, and final are spelling lookalikes with different sounds: /ˈænɪməl/, /ˈloʊkəl/, /ˈfaɪnəl/.
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