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take shape
The plan began to take shape.
计划开始成形。
成形；形成
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成形；形成
to develop a clear and definite form
The plan began to take shape.
计划开始成形。
成形
To take a definite form.
take shape
Base
原形
takes shape
3rd person
第三人称单数
taking shape
-ing
现在分词
took shape
Past
过去式
taken shape
Past participle
过去分词
The plan takes shape quickly.
计划很快成形。
The idea took shape in her mind.
这个想法在她的脑海中形成了。
The project has taken shape after months of work.
经过几个月的工作，项目已经成形。
短语动词，只变动词部分，take为不规则动词。
After months of discussion, the plan finally began to take shape.
经过几个月的讨论，这个计划终于开始成形了。
The new building is slowly taking shape on the empty site.
新建筑正在空地上慢慢成形。
By the end of the year, her novel had taken shape in draft form.
到年底，她的小说已经以草稿形式初具雏形。
The plan began to take shape.
计划开始成形。
The idea took shape as a new policy.
这个想法逐渐形成了一项新政策。
The project took shape in her mind.
这个项目在她的脑海中成形了。
The building slowly took shape.
这座建筑慢慢成形了。
Not this
The committee took shape the proposal.
Use this
The committee shaped the proposal.
将 'take shape' 误用作及物动词。'take shape' 是不及物短语，意为‘成形’，不能直接带宾语；表达‘使…成形’应使用及物动词 'shape'。
Not this
The project took a shape after many revisions.
Use this
The project took shape after many revisions.
在固定短语 'take shape' 中，'shape' 为不可数名词，不能加不定冠词 'a'。错误地添加冠词是受汉语‘成一个形状’的影响。
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