词:shape
英英释义: to influence the way that a person, idea, or situation develops
例句:Phenomenal English is shaping how English learners approach the language.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“shape”作为名词表示“形状”,它也常作为动词使用,意思是“影响”、“塑造”、“决定”。用它可以替换 influence 和 have an impact on。由于“shape”有“形状”的意思,因此作“塑造”的意思形象生动,表示影响的程度很大。
比如,柯林斯词典中就有这样一个简单实用的例句:
Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are.
《经济学人》在写政策、制度、法规等对社会和人的影响时,会经常用到这个词。2016 年《经济学人》圣诞特刊中,有一篇文章写的是经济学人集团所在的大楼对它的影响,作者是这样写的:
Over the years the building has shaped The Economist in several ways, some good, some less so.
再如,On Writing Well 的作者 William Zinsser 在另一本著作 Writing Places 中,提到一份报纸对他童年的影响时是这样写的:
When I was a kid the Herald Tribune had shaped the values I would take through life as a writer.
另外,“reshape”也经常出现,可以和“shape”放在一起来学习。
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子:
很多人认为,我们所讲的语言可以决定我们的思维方式。
(参考翻译:Many believe that the language we speak shapes the way we think.)
造句:Character shapes destiny,believe it or not