1. 版式;格式;形式 The format of something is the way or order in which it is arranged and presented.
e.g. I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in mind. 我已經(jīng)和他當面解釋了我們節目的形式以及我們的想法。 e.g. ...a large-format book. 大開(kāi)本的書(shū)
2. (電腦軟件或音樂(lè )的)載體形式 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.
e.g. His latest album is available on all formats. 他的最新專(zhuān)輯有各種載體形式。
3. 格式化(磁盤(pán)) To format a computer disk means to run a program so that the disk can be written on.
4. 編排(計算機文本或圖表)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.
e.g. When text is saved from a Web page, it is often very badly formatted with many short lines. 從網(wǎng)頁(yè)上轉存文本時(shí)，往往會(huì )出現許多短行，格式也亂了。
format英英釋義
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
e.g. Please format this disk before entering data!
Synonym: initializeinitialise
2. determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)