give shape to

基本解釋

The Great Exhibition gave shape to modern expos that highlight communication and development.
以商業(yè)買賣爲(wèi)目的的市集就這樣發(fā)展成爲(wèi)以展示文明爲(wèi)主題的博覽會(huì)。
Dede Allen's editing gave significant shape to such films as Bonnie and Clyde and Little Big Man.
迪得阿倫的剪輯使《邦妮與尅萊德》和《小大人》兩部電影形式新穎，耐人尋味。
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In my opinion there were two other crucial events that gave shape to things: agencies went public (a sort of goodbye to the formative years of Web design) and eBay debuted in Poland.
在我看來(lái)還有兩件決定性的事情對(duì)設(shè)計(jì)界及設(shè)計(jì)行業(yè)起到了鞏固定型的作用：其一是設(shè)計(jì)機(jī)搆上市，另一個(gè)則是eBay在波蘭的首度亮相。
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John Milton will remain unique in English letters for the degree of thought that he gave to the shape of his literary career, or actually to the notion of a career at all.
約翰彌爾頓在英語(yǔ)文學(xué)方麪的影響是十分獨(dú)特的,因爲(wèi)他深刻的思想塑造了他的文學(xué)事業(yè)，或者說(shuō)，塑造了他對(duì)事業(yè)的看法。
耶魯公開(kāi)課 - 彌爾頓課程節(jié)選

The frock coat full of wadding, cut close to pull the figure into shape, gradually gave way to a looser but still precise jacket.
ECONOMIST: Men's clothing
The myths gave explicit shape and form to a reality that people sensed intuitively.
NPR: Karen Armstrong: Myths and the Modern World