formation

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Theformationof something is the starting or creation of it. 始创
Time is running out for the formation of a new government. 组建新政府所剩的时间不多了。
2. N-UNCOUNT Theformationof an idea, habit, relationship, or character is the process of developing and establishing it. (观念、习惯、关系、性格等的) 形成
My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament. 我的职业对我的性格和性情的形成有重要的影响。
3. N-COUNT If people or things are in formation, they are arranged in a particular pattern as they move. 编队
He was flying in formation with seven other jets. 他和另外7架喷气式飞机编队飞行。
4. N-COUNT A rock or cloud formation is rock or cloud of a particular shape or structure. (岩石或云的) 形成物
...a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar. …形状如柱子的一块巨大岩层。

His decision to change the team's formation for the final match was a masterstroke.
One motorbike peeled away from the formation and circled round behind the rest .
He played a seminal role in the formation of the association .
The manager had been experimenting with different formations.
Coral is a limestone formation formed in the sea by millions of tiny animals .