| 词汇 | shapeless |
| 释义 | shapeless adjective uk /ˈʃeɪp.ləs/ us /ˈʃeɪp.ləs/ without a clear form or structure: 不成形的，没有形状的 My clay pot ended up as just a shapeless lump.我做的陶罐最后只是一个不成形的泥块。 His ideas are interesting, but they're rather shapeless.他的想法很有趣，但没有成形。 Patterns and shapes amorphous arabesque argyle asymmetrically asymmetry fishhook flecked formless formlessly fretted saltire scalloped scissor semilunaris shapeable wavery wavily weave willow pattern zigzag Related wordsshapelessly shapelessness shapeless | American Dictionaryshapeless adjective disapprovingus/ˈʃeɪp·ləs/ (of an object) not having an appearance that you consider clear, pleasing, or correct: Summer and winter she wore the same array of faded gingham dresses and shapeless sweaters. Examples of shapelessshapeless Musical form is created by sculpting a shapeless, random mass of sound. Objects are sometimes described as shapeless if they lack any clear shape. She is a mercenary, brutal, domineering woman, physically a shapeless mountain of flesh. Our judgments cannot be brought to bear on these propositions because they are just too shapeless. This provides a non-trivial example of an ordered shapeless monad. This constant play of connective intelligence keeps alive and suggestive a project so large that it could all too easily have turned into a shapeless encyclopedia. In one sense any shape could be a form, but the existence of words like shapeless or amorphous imply that the word form often means something more organized. At the daily sampling, faeces were observed and a 4-point scoring scale (0=normal, 1=shapeless, 2=diarrhoea, 3=liquid) was used to describe the consistency. She had dressed fashionably, as though she could afford the time and money, and in youthful colours, which suited her for she had not grown fat or shapeless. We must have beginnings, and everybody knows that the beginnings of all things are shapeless, but they are essential if we are to have progress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to the perennial question of the status of this amorphous and shapeless bundle of treaties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the meantime, the money resolution remains formless and shapeless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For we must not forget that there are still in these islands many families who still feel the bitter affliction of shapeless idleness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is fair to say that what we are talking about this evening is a shapeless, measureless peril expressed in charts, curves and statistics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is just nothing and means nothing and is a perfectly shapeless thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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