Speculation is a poor form of investment and an equally poor form of politics.

——House of Cards

推測(cè)可不是一種好的投資方式,同樣也不是一種好的政治手段

——《紙牌屋》

一、下面我們來看看form有幾種含義

n.

1.形狀;外形?the shape of sb / sth

It has the irregular form of an ink blot.

它具有不規(guī)則的水漬形狀。

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2.種類,類型?a type or variety of sth

The men are a loathsome form of life.

這些人屬于人類生命中令人齒冷的那一類型。

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3.形態(tài),形式 [U]?the particular way sth is, seems, looks or is presented

The essay is a literary form.

散文是一種文學(xué)形式。

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4.狀態(tài)?how well sb / sth is performing

The footballer's been out of form.

這足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員的狀況不好。

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5.表格?an official document containing questions and spaces for answers

Mail me a new form, please.

請(qǐng)給我寄一張新表格。

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v.

1.形成,構(gòu)成,組成,產(chǎn)生?to start to exist and develop; to make sth start to exist and develop

Then the shadowy outline formed.

于是那個(gè)朦朧的輪廓漸漸成形了。

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2.排列,組織?to move or arrange objects or people so that they are in a group with a particular shape

They united in their attempts to form a club.

他們一致想組織一個(gè)俱樂部。

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3.塑造 to make become

All young folks must form good habits.

所有的青少年都要塑造自己良好的習(xí)慣。

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4.排隊(duì),整隊(duì)?to become arranged in a group like this

A line began to form in front of the two writers.

在兩個(gè)賭注登記員的前面,人們開始排隊(duì)了。

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二、詞義辨析:還有哪些詞匯能表示“表格”的意思

list, catalog, catalogue, register, roll, schedule, table, chart, form

這些名詞均含“名單、目錄、表格”之意。

list最普通用詞,含義廣。指按字母順序、時(shí)間先后或類別等排列的姓名或項(xiàng)目等的單子。

catalog(ue)指列出有全部隊(duì)名、物名或項(xiàng)目等的目錄,有時(shí)附有簡(jiǎn)要說明的分類名單或一覽表。

register多指官方對(duì)人或事作出的正式書面記錄或詳細(xì)清單。

roll多指人員的姓名名單,尤指屬于團(tuán)體或軍事單位的全體人員名單。

schedule既可指時(shí)間或計(jì)劃的安排表,又可指詳細(xì)列出的所有分類項(xiàng)的清單或細(xì)表。

table普通用詞,一般指易于迅速查閱使用,具有特定編排方法的目錄或表格。

chart指把資料制成表格等形式供人看的圖表。

form指上面印有橫線或格讓人填寫規(guī)定內(nèi)容的表格。

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、你知道form和哪些詞更搭嗎?

application form

申請(qǐng)表

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form letter

n.套用信函

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form of address

稱呼

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order form

n. 定貨單

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take form

成形,具有一定形式

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四、接下來,做個(gè)填詞游戲吧

The chain is _______ from 136 links.
這根鏈條由 136 個(gè)環(huán)組成。?