formations

英 [fɔːˈmeɪʃənz]

美 [fɔrˈmeɪʃənz]

n.  组成; 形成; 组成物; 形成物; 编队; 队形
formation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 创建;设立;创造
  Theformationofsomething is the starting or creation of it.
  1. ...the formation of a new government.
     新政府的组建
• N-UNCOUNT 形成;养成;建立
  Theformationofan idea, habit, relationship, or character is the process of developing and establishing it.
  1. My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament.
     我的职业对我性格和脾气的形成有重要的影响。
• N-COUNT 编队;列队
  If people or things areinformation, they are arranged in a particular pattern as they move.
  1. He was flying in formation with seven other jets...
     他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。
  2. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation...
     他们看见 15 名警察骑着摩托车排成 V 字形前行。
  3. The dancers step into a formation which represents the human being.
     舞蹈演员们排成一个人形队列。
• N-COUNT 形成物;组成物;(岩或云)层
  A rock or cloudformationis rock or cloud of a particular shape or structure.
  1. ...a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar...
     柱状的巨大岩层
  2. Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.
     巨大的云层形成紫色云团。

双语例句

• Capitalist social formations reflect the interaction, or articulation, of different modes of production.
  资本主义社会结构反映了不同形式的生产方式之间的互动，或者说相互联系。
• He was fascinated with all the small openings in the walls and rock formations.
  他着迷所有的墙壁和岩层小开口。
• Explanation: The strange-looking rock formations in the foreground of this skyscape are called hoodoos.
  说明：在这张天空影像前景中形状奇怪的岩层被称为石林。
• Both clay and sandstone are unstable rock formations.
  黏土和砂岩都是不牢固的岩石构造。
• Perhaps we even think that maybe supernova explosions trigger formations of planets and stars.
  我们甚至认为，或许是超新星爆炸，触发了行星和恒星的形成。
• New word formations have not regularity.
  新词的构成没有规律。
• Most diamonds are mined from rock formations inside the earth.
  〔大多数钻石都是从地下的岩层里开采出来的。
• A national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations.
  加利福尼亚州的一个国家公园，以瀑布和岩石群闻名。
• It is blessed with strange rock formations, verdant trees, clear streams lakes and mighty peaks.
  这是得天独厚的奇怪岩层，到处树木葱茏，明确溪流湖泊和强大的高峰。
• Similar geological formations worldwide might mean that potential hydrocarbon reserves have been underestimated.
  世界各地类似的地质岩层结构可能意味着，人们可能低估了潜在的碳氢化合物资源储备。