bell shape
IPA/bˈɛl ʃˈeɪp/
IPA/bˈɛl ʃˈeɪp/
bell shape — noun
1. a form that is rounded at the top and spreads wider toward the bottom, like a be
1.名詞B2
釋義
a form that is rounded at the top and spreads wider toward the bottom, like a bell.
例句
The skirt falls in a soft bell shape from the waist.
fall in a bell shape
Noa drew the lamp shade in a bell shape for the poster.
draw [something] in a bell shape
The jellyfish opened into a bell shape as it moved upward.
The baker piped the cream into a neat bell shape on the tart.
The flower hung in a bell shape above the wet grass.
文法句型
a bell shape
in a bell shape
have a bell shape
用法筆記
Often follows verbs such as form, open, hang, or draw when speakers describe clothes, flowers, lampshades, or scientific diagrams. Before another noun, English usually prefers the adjective 'bell-shaped', as in 'a bell-shaped skirt'.
常見錯誤
❌The vase is bell shape.
✅The vase has a bell shape.
💡use the noun phrase with 'have'.
❌The designer chose a bell shape skirt.
✅The designer chose a bell-shaped skirt.
💡before another noun, English usually uses the adjective form.