Word · Frequency #239
forms
组建;成立;建立
forms is the third person singular of form.
To bring into being; to create, assemble, or establish.
- 1.
To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
呈现某种形状或可见结构
- 2.
To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
赋予某物或某人形状或可见结构
- 3.
To take shape.
成形
- 4.
To put together or bring into being; assemble.
组合或创造;组装
- 5.
To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
通过屈折或派生创造单词
- 6.
To constitute, to compose, to make up.
构成,组成
- 7.
To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
通过教导或训练塑造或培养
- 8.
To provide (a hare) with a form.
为野兔提供巢穴
形成;成形;构成;组成;使成形;使具有形状;塑造;培养;塑造;熏陶;构成(词形);生成;派生
In use
Ice forms on the lake when the temperature drops below zero.
The children formed a circle to play a game.
A new government was formed after the election.
form sth
这个结构表示“组建、成立”,宾语常为组织、团体等。
They formed a study group to prepare for the exam.
他们成立了一个学习小组来备考。
form sth into sth
表示把材料塑造成某种形状;也可用 form sth from sth,强调来源。
She formed the clay into a small bowl.
她把黏土捏成一个小碗。
form part of sth
用于说明某物是整体的一部分,主语通常为组成部分。
Online courses now form part of the university curriculum.
Connections
Collocations
- form a habit
- 养成习惯
- Children often form habits at a young age.孩子通常在幼年时养成习惯。
- form an opinion
- 形成看法
- Don't form an opinion before you know the facts.在了解事实之前不要形成看法。
- form a group
- 组建团体
- The students formed a study group.学生们组建了一个学习小组。
- form part of
- 构成……的一部分
- Raw materials form part of the total cost.原材料构成总成本的一部分。
- form a relationship
- 建立关系
- It takes time to form a close relationship.建立亲密关系需要时间。
- form a line
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:form 长得像‘形状’,把零散的东西拼成形状,就是‘形成、构成、组建’的动作。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:组建组织或团体、形成形状或结构、构成整体的一部分 form 作动词时没有明显的口语或正式区分,在一般叙述和较正式的写作中都常见;具体意思需根据宾语判断,如“成立/组建”“形成/成形”或“构成/组成”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 form /fɔrm/ 押韵:storm、dorm、norm、perform、warm、swarm。注意 warm 和 swarm 的拼写是 -ar-,但发音与 -or- 相同。from /frʌm/ 和 forum /ˈfɔrəm/ 形近音不同,并不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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