1、formation
形成;养成;建立
My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament.
我的职业对我性格和脾气的形成有重要的影响。
编队;列队
He was flying in formation with seven other jets.
他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。
They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation.
他们看见 15 名警察骑着摩托车排成 V 字形前行。
形成物;组成物;(岩或云)层
a vast rock formation shaped like a pillar.
柱状的巨大岩层
Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.
巨大的云层形成紫色云团。
2、generally
笼统地;概括地
University teachers generally have admitted a lack of enthusiasm about their subjects.
高校教师大体上承认对其所教专业缺乏热情。
Speaking generally, the space enterprise has served astronomy well.
总的说来,航空企业很好地促进了天文学的发展。
通常地;一般地;普遍地
As women we generally say and feel too much about these things.
作为女性,我们通常在这些事情上谈得过多,过于敏锐。
It is generally true that the darker the fruit the higher its iron content.
一般来说,水果颜色越深,含铁量就越高。