bell shape

IPA/bˈɛl ʃˈeɪp/
IPA/bˈɛl ʃˈeɪp/

bell shape — 名詞

1. a form that is rounded at the top and spreads wider toward the bottom, like a be

1.名詞B2
釋義

鐘形

上圓下寬、像鐘的形狀

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.

這件裙子從腰部往下垂成柔和的鐘形。

fall in a bell shape

Noa drew the lamp shade in a bell shape for the poster.

Noa 為海報把燈罩畫成鐘形。

draw [something] in a bell shape

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.