Word · Frequency #1200
shapes
塑造；使成形
shapes is the third person singular of shape.
to give something a particular form or shape
- 1.
To give something a shape and definition.
赋予某物形状和定义
- 2.
To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
将某物形成或塑造成某种形状
- 3.
To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
适应；调整或符合
使适应；使符合；赋予某物形状和定义；将某物形成或塑造成某种形状；适应；调整或符合；定形
In use
The potter shaped the clay into a beautiful vase.
Cutting and folding will shape the paper into a box.
The carpenter shaped the wood to fit the frame.
Verb forms
base shape · third person shapes · -ing shaping · past shaped · past participle shaped
规则动词，注意-ing形式去掉末尾的e。
Connections
Collocations
- shape the future
- 塑造未来
- Technology continues to shape the future of education.技术持续塑造教育的未来。
- shape public opinion
- 影响舆论
- Social media can shape public opinion quickly.社交媒体能迅速影响舆论。
- shape policy
- 影响政策制定
- Scientists should help shape policy on climate change.科学家应帮助影响气候变化政策的制定。
- shape behavior
- 影响行为
- Rewards can shape behavior in children.奖励可以影响儿童的行为。
- shape something into something
- 把某物塑造成
- The chef shaped the dough into a loaf.厨师把面团塑成一条面包。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想想名词 shape（形状）：动词就是用手或外力“给……形状”，如捏泥塑形。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：制作与设计、社会文化与教育、个人发展 作动词时，具体义“使成形”通常用于制作、设计等场景；抽象义“塑造、影响”多出现在社会文化或教育话题中；“使适应”相对少见。整体在口语和书面语中都较常见。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时后接宾语，作不及物动词时常用短语如shape up
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 shape 押韵（/eɪp/）：tape、cape、grape、scrape。注意：sheep (/ʃiːp/) 和 sharp (/ʃɑːrp/) 拼写相似，但发音不同，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 4，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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