formation

US [fɔrˈmeɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [fɔː(r)ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.形成;编队;组成;队形
  • Web构成;阵型;构造
Plural Form:formations  
Formation
n.
1.
[u]
组成;形成the action of forming sth; the process of being formed
the formation of a new government
组成新政府
evidence of recent star formation in the galaxy
银河系新恒星形成的证据
2.
[c]
组成物;形成物a thing that has been formed, especially in a particular place or in a particular way
rock formations
岩层
3.
[u][c]
编队;队形a particular arrangement or pattern
aircraft flying in formation
编队飞行的飞机
formation flying
编队飞行
The team usually plays in a 4-4-2 formation.
这支球队比赛通常排出的是 4–4–2 阵形。

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