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sphere sth
sphere 作动词时为及物动词，宾语是被使成球形的事物。
The sculptor sphered the soft clay with her hands.
雕塑家用手把软黏土团成球形。
使成球形；置于球体（之间）
spheres — third person singular of sphere
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使成球形；置于球体（之间）
to place in a sphere or among spheres; to ensphere
The sculptor sphered the soft clay with her hands.
雕塑家用手把软黏土团成球形。
置于球体中或球体之间；使成球形。
To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.
使圆或球形；使完美。
To make round or spherical; to perfect.
sphere
Base
原形
spheres
3rd person
第三人称单数
sphering
-ing
现在分词
sphered
Past
过去式
sphered
Past participle
过去分词
The machine spheres the clay into perfect balls.
这台机器把黏土团成完美的球体。
The artist sphered the metal until it shone.
那位艺术家把金属打磨成球体，直到它闪闪发光。
They have sphered the glass into a smooth orb.
他们已把玻璃制成光滑的球体。
sphere 作动词时较为少见，表示“使成球形”或“把…放在球体中”，常用于技术或文学语境。
In pottery class, the teacher showed us how to sphere the clay into a perfect ball.
在陶艺课上，老师向我们展示了如何把黏土搓成完美的球体。
The glassmaker sphered the molten glass by blowing gently into the pipe.
玻璃工匠对着管子轻轻吹气，把熔化的玻璃做成球形。
If you heat the metal, you can sphere it easily with a hammer.
如果你加热金属，就能用锤子轻松把它敲成球形。
sphere 作动词时为及物动词，宾语是被使成球形的事物。
The sculptor sphered the soft clay with her hands.
雕塑家用手把软黏土团成球形。
此结构表示“把……置于球体或球体之间”。
The ancient model sphered the planet in a crystal shell.
古代模型把行星置于一个水晶球壳中。
Not this
The potter sphere the clay into a ball.
Use this
The potter spheres the clay into a ball.
一般现在时主语是第三人称单数时，动词必须加 -s；汉语没有主谓一致的动词变位，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
We are sphereing the metal.
Use this
We are sphering the metal.
以不发音的 e 结尾的动词加 -ing 时要先去掉 e，sphereing 是错误拼写，正确形式是 sphering。
Not this
The clay sphered into a ball.
Use this
The clay was sphered into a ball.
sphere 是及物动词，必须接宾语；当主语是动作的承受者时，要用被动语态 was sphered，不能像汉语“变成”那样作不及物动词使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
Use spheres naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：双手把黏土搓成圆球，sphere 作动词就是“使成球形/放入球体”；词形里 spher- 总让人想到球体，圆润完美。
语域：formal 常见场景：poetic or literary writing、archaic or historical texts 动词 sphere 在现代英语中很少见，通常出现在文学或诗歌等正式语境，意为“使成球形”或“使完美”。日常口语中几乎不用，多改用 round 或 make spherical。
以上以 -ere 结尾的单词都与 sphere 押韵（美音 /sfɪr/，英音 /sfɪə/），结尾均为 /ɪr/（美）或 /ɪə/（英）。注意不要被拼写迷惑：there（/ðer/ 或 /ðeə/）、where（/wer/ 或 /weə/）、were（/wɜːr/ 或 /wɜː/）虽然也以 -ere 结尾，但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.