formation

• 名词，指形成、发展或组织的过程，也指由此形成的结构或排列方式。

A noun referring to the process of forming, developing, or arranging something, or the resulting structure or arrangement.

1. Process of formingB1formal

   The action of forming something or the process of being formed.

   形成

   • The formation of ice occurs when water freezes.
   • The formation of new habits takes time and effort.
   • Geologists study the formation of mountains.

   同义词constitutioncreationdevelopmentestablishmentgenerationmakingmanufactureoriginationproductionshaping

   反义词decompositiondestructiondisintegrationdissolution

2. Arrangement or structureB1formal

   A particular arrangement or pattern of things or people.

   排列

   • The soldiers stood in a tight formation.
   • The dancers moved into a circular formation.
   • The clouds formed a strange formation in the sky.

   同义词arrangementarrayconfigurationdesigndispositiongroupinglayoutorderpatternstructure

   反义词chaosconfusiondisarraydisorderdisorganization

3. Geological featureB2formalscientific

   A body of rock or strata with a distinct set of characteristics.

   地质构造

   • The Grand Canyon displays spectacular rock formations.
   • This limestone formation is millions of years old.
   • The geologist identified a unique fossil in the formation.

   同义词bedgeological formationlayerstratum