formation

noun

1. the act of forming or establishing something

e.g. the constitution of a PTA group last year
it was the establishment of his reputation
he still remembers the organization of the club

Synonym: constitutionestablishmentorganizationorganisation

2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

Synonym: shaping

3. creation by mental activity

e.g. the formation of sentences
the formation of memories

4. a particular spatial arrangement

5. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

e.g. a defensive formation
a formation of planes

6. (geology) the geological features of the earth

Synonym: geological formation

7. natural process that causes something to form

e.g. the formation of gas in the intestine
the formation of crystals
the formation of pseudopods

1. 创建;设立;创造
The formation of something is the starting or creation of it.

e.g. ...the formation of a new government.
新政府的组建

2. 形成;养成;建立
The formation of an idea, habit, relationship, or character is the process of developing and establishing it.

formation

e.g. 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。

3. 编队;列队
If people or things are in formation, they are arranged in a particular pattern as they move.

formation的反义词

e.g. He was flying in formation with seven other jets...
他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。
e.g. 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。

4. 形成物;组成物;(岩或云)层
A rock or cloud formation is rock or cloud of a particular shape or structure.

e.g. ...a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar...
柱状的巨大岩层
e.g. Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.
巨大的云层形成紫色云团。