The book explains the formation of the planets. The soldiers were marching in formation. The team ran on the field and lined up in a punt formation.
Recent Examples on the WebOn his first pass of the game in shotgun formation, Smigiel took the snap and fired a deep spiral to Shane Rosenthal in full stride, resulting in a 73-yard touchdown. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Fish found that swimming in single-file formation did indeed seem to reduce metabolic effort, especially for the youngest ducklings. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022 Dressed in traditional gold belly-dancing ensembles and glittering face jewelry, the dancers then spread out across the stage in a new formation waving glowing orbs of light in their hands. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2022 On a third-and-fourth, in the shotgun formation, Brissett snapped the ball and backed away in the pocket. Irie Harris, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Or running 93 yards for a touchdown last fall — while playing quarterback for Pearl-Cohn in a wildcat formation. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 Especially against left-handed hitters, teams today often align their defenses in a triangular formation with one defender in shallow right field. Tim Brown, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The parietal pleura is a membrane that's bound by connective tissue to the inner surface of the chest wall, and plays a major role in the formation and removal of pleural fluid, according to Science Direct. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022 Finley lined up in shotgun formation with Ashford split out as a wide receiver.al, 4 Sep. 2022 See More
1making/developing sth構成;形成ADJECTIVE | VERB + FORMATIONADJECTIVE➤policy政策的制訂◇the top civil servants who are responsible for policy formation負責制訂政策的高級公務員VERB + FORMATION➤lead to, result in導致⋯的形成◇This dispute led to the formation of a new breakaway group.這次爭論使一部份人另立門戶,成立了一個新團體。➤prevent防止形成formation
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2arrangement/group/pattern安排;團體;樣式ADJECTIVE | FORMATION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤close, tight密集隊形▸➤battle戰鬥隊形◇The troops advanced in battle formation.部隊以戰鬥隊形前進。➤family, household, social家庭構成;社會結構◇changing patterns of marriage and family formation婚姻和家庭模式的改變FORMATION + NOUN➤flying編隊飛行PREPOSITION➤in a... formation以⋯的隊形◇The men were grouped in a close formation.那些人排成了密集隊形。➤in formation列隊◇a squadron of planes flying in formation編隊飛行的空軍中隊formation
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3sth that has been formed形成物ADJECTIVE➤cloud, geological, rock雲層;地層;岩層▸➤military, political軍事編隊;政治形態