The proposed new structure is notable not only for its height, but for its shape.

那座提议的新建筑值得注意，不仅因其高度，还因其外形。

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France is known by Frenchmen as "the Hexagon" because of its shape.

法国被法国人称为“六边形”是因为它的形状。

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This old T-shirt has completely lost its shape.

这件旧T恤衫已经穿得完全走样了。

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While its economy is in much better shape than that of Greece, many Germans seem to agree that austerity is needed.

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often a biologist can discriminate between different kinds of cells that they see in section of a tissue for example, merely by its shape and the characteristics that it has.

生物学家经常可以在组织切片上,仅凭所看见的细胞形状来区分不同细胞,如果举例来说的话,仅通过细胞的形状和特性就足够

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And I'd really love to help a company shape its strategy going forward.

我很希望能够帮助一家公司制定未来发展战略。

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Its shape indicates the diminutive, human-like species Australopithecus afarensis had arches in its feet.

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The game lost its shape at 2-2 but Zamora's header sparked the dramatic late finish.

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Then why buy a noodle that keeps its shape despite hours and hours of digestion?

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