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format

noun
 
🔊/ˈfɔːmæt/
🔊/ˈfɔːrmæt/
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  1.  
    the general arrangement, plan, design, etc. of something总体安排；计划；设计
    • The format of the new quiz show has proved popular.新的智力竞赛节目的总体安排结果证明很受欢迎。🔊🔊
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    • For this year, we have decided to change the format of the conference slightly.我们已经决定将今年会议的形式稍作改变。
    • The course is different in format from previous ones.该课程的格式与以前的课程不同。
    • Try to experiment with different designs and formats.尝试尝试不同的设计和格式。
    • We will follow the same format as last year.我们将采用与去年相同的方式进行。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • small
    • standard
    • …
    verb + format
    • follow
    • use
    • change
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the format
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  2. the shape and size of a book, magazine, etc.（出版物的）版式，开本
    • They've brought out the magazine in a new format.他们用新的版式出版这杂志。🔊🔊
    • The book is now available in a slightly smaller format.这本书现在有略小一些的开本在售。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • small
    • standard
    • …
    verb + format
    • follow
    • use
    • change
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the format
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  3. (computing计算机) the way in which data is stored or held to be worked on by a computer格式
    • The images are stored in a digital format within the database.图像以数字格式存储在数据库中。
    • The drive supports the following DVD formats.这个驱动器支持下列 DVD 格式。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • small
    • standard
    • …
    verb + format
    • follow
    • use
    • change
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the format
    See full entry
    4. Word Originmid 19th cent.: via French and German from Latin formatus (liber) ‘shaped (book)’, past participle of formare ‘to form’.

format

verb
🔊/ˈfɔːmæt/
🔊/ˈfɔːrmæt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they format
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🔊/ˈfɔːrmæt/
he / she / it formats
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past simple formatted
🔊/ˈfɔːmætɪd/
🔊/ˈfɔːrmætɪd/
past participle formatted
🔊/ˈfɔːmætɪd/
🔊/ˈfɔːrmætɪd/
-ing form formatting
🔊/ˈfɔːmætɪŋ/
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  1. format something (specialist) to arrange text in a particular way on a page or a screen安排…的版式
  2. format something (computing计算机) to prepare a computer disk for storing digital information格式化Topics Computersc1
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: via French and German from Latin formatus (liber) ‘shaped (book)’, past participle of formare ‘to form’.