formation

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Theformationof something is the starting or creation of it. 始創
Time is running out for the formation of a new government. 組建新政府所賸的時間不多了。
2. N-UNCOUNT Theformationof an idea, habit, relationship, or character is the process of developing and establishing it. (觀唸、習慣、關系、性格等的) 形成
My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament. 我的職業對我的性格和性情的形成有重要的影響。
3. N-COUNT If people or things are in formation, they are arranged in a particular pattern as they move. 編隊
He was flying in formation with seven other jets. 他和另外7架噴氣式飛機編隊飛行。
4. N-COUNT A rock or cloud formation is rock or cloud of a particular shape or structure. (巖石或雲的) 形成物
...a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar. …形狀如柱子的一塊巨大巖層。

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 .