format

noun

1. 总体安排；计划；设计
   the general arrangement, plan, design, etc. of sth
   1. 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。
2. （出版物的）版式，开本
   the shape and size of a book, magazine, etc.
   1. They've brought out the magazine in a new format.
      他们用新的版式出版这杂志。
3. 格式
   the way in which data is stored or held to be worked on by a computer

verb

1. 格式化
   to prepare a computer disk so that data can be recorded on it
2. 安排…的版式
   to arrange text in a particular way on a page or a screen

1. N-COUNT 版式;格式;形式
   The format of something is the way or order in which it is arranged and presented.
   1. I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in mind.
      我已经和他当面解释了我们节目的形式以及我们的想法。
   2. ...a large-format book.
      大开本的书
2. N-COUNT (电脑软件或音乐的)载体形式
   The format of a piece of computer software or a musical recording is the type of equipment on which it is designed to be used or played. For example, possible formats for a musical recording are CD and cassette.
   1. His latest album is available on all formats.
      他的最新专辑有各种载体形式。
3. 格式化(磁盘)
   To format a computer disk means to run a program so that the disk can be written on.
4. VERB 编排(计算机文本或图表)的格式
   To format a piece of computer text or graphics means to arrange the way in which it appears when it is printed or is displayed on a screen.
   1. When text is saved from a Web page, it is often very badly formatted with many short lines.
      从网页上转存文本时，往往会出现许多短行，格式也乱了。

1. The leaflet is in PDF format.
   宣传折页是PDF格式的。
2. I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in mind.
   我已经和他当面解释了我们节目的形式以及我们的想法。
3. His latest album is available on all formats.
   他的最新专辑有各种载体形式。
4. When text is saved from a Web page, it is often very badly formatted with many short lines.
   从网页上转存文本时，往往会出现许多短行，格式也乱了。
5. The story is framed in a format that is part thriller, part love story
   情节的展开模式既像惊险小说，又像爱情故事。
6. Consumers will not have to junk their old cassettes to use the new format
   消费者将不必丢弃他们的旧盒带而采用新的制式。
7. A new format would alienate its ageing readership without attracting young readers.
   新的版式会疏远上了年纪的读者群，并且也不会吸引年轻读者。
8. He's just written a book: large format, nicely illustrated and not too technical.
   他刚出了本书：大开本，插图精美，专业性也不太强。
9. When you download the font it may be in a compressed format, such as a zip file.
   下载的字体可能为压缩格式，如压缩文件包。
10. The format of the figure is very tasteful.
    该图表的格式很雅致。
11. While it is impossible to eliminate this format of questioning, attorneys should strive for simplicity in speech when an interpreter is used.
    虽然无法完全避免使用这种质问形式，但律师应在使用口译员时尽量让自己的讲话简洁清楚。
12. They switched from set speeches to a question-and-answer format.
    他们从事先准备好讲稿的演说转向一问一答的形式。
13. This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
    这是一条由多个部分组成的MIME格式的消息。
14. List of users and groups as an LDIF file ( LDAP Data Interchange Format).
    LDIF文件形式（LDAP数据交换格式）的用户和组列表。
15. I adapted the format from the version supplied in RUP.
    我调整了RUP所用的的版本格式。
16. For any other text in the format string, the data is copied as is to the result string.
    对于格式字符串中的任何其他文本，数据按原样复制到结果字符串中。
17. Elimination of the intermediate XML message format means that runtime performance is improved.
    取消了中间的XML消息格式，意味着改进了运行时性能。
18. For this exercise, the Dojo Web page will request a JSON data format when calling this operation.
    对于这个练习，当调用这个操作时DojoWeb页面将会要求一个JSON数据格式。
19. You can use this format for printing to multiple small pages.
    您可以使用此格式打印到多个小页面。
20. For various purposes, I automatically convert this format to other formats such as HTML, XML, LaTeX.
    出于各种目的，我将这种格式自动地转换为其它格式，如HTML、XML和LaTeX。
21. First, request the namenode to format the DFS file system.
    首先，请求namenode对DFS文件系统进行格式化。
22. This means that Web services send and receive messages in a standard format.
    意思是说Web服务相互之间用一种标准的格式发送和接收消息。
23. The information is stored in stanza format under this database.
    信息在这数据库中被存储为stanza格式。
24. You can use more than one keyword in a format attribute.
    在一个format属性中，可以使用多个关键字。
25. You can use XPath and EXSLT Java functions to easily manipulate, evaluate, and format data.
    可以使用XPath和EXSLTJava函数轻松地操作、评估和格式化数据。
26. You can just copy the content and create a new XML document to format.
    您可以简单的拷贝这些内容，然后创建一个新的XML文档进行格式化。
27. Extensions add functionality to the Java platform, and an extensions mechanism is built into the JAR file format.
    扩展为Java平台增加了功能，在JAR文件格式中已经加入了扩展机制。
28. In this example, we can save the information in XML format and then read it using SDO APIs.
    在此示例中，我们可以将信息以XML格式保存，然后使用SDOAPI进行读取。
29. XML has been adopted as a popular middleware-independent standard format for the exchange of data and documents.
    XML已作为进行数据和文档交换的独立于中间件的标准格式而被广泛采用。
30. The EMF provides a feature to support files in this format.
    EMF提供了一个特性来支持这种格式的文件。

noun

1. the general appearance of a publication

2. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

   Synonym:    formattingdata formatdata formatting

verb

1. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
   1. Please format this disk before entering data!

   Synonym:    initializeinitialise

2. determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)

3. set (printed matter) into a specific format
   1. Format this letter so it can be printed out

   Synonym:    arrange