n. 形状；模型；状态；身材
vt. 塑造；使符合；体现；
vi. 使成形；形成；
用作名词(n.)
The picture is round in shape.
这幅画是圆形的。
That cloud has a strange shape.
那朵云的形状很怪。
Dough can be kneaded into any shape.
面团能揉成任何形状。
用作不及物动词
S+～(+A)
Clay shapes easily.
泥土容易做成各种形状。
The girl is shaping satisfactorily.
那女孩发育得很好。
The young soldiers who arrived last month are shaping nicely.
上个月来的年轻士兵进步很快。
用作及物动词
S+～+n./pron.
He was shaping an apple.
他在把一个苹果削成某种形状。
The carpenter is shaping a piece of wood.
木匠正在加工一块木料。
The blacksmith shaped a horseshoe on his anvil.
铁匠在他的铁砧上打出一个马蹄形。