ph.

1. The new building is beginning to take shape.
新大楼开始成形了。

1. 成型：take root生根 | take shape成型 | take the chair主持会议

2. 成型,形成：lose heart 失去勇气 | take shape 成型,形成 | resist temptation 抵制诱惑

3. 定型,成形：break loose from 从......挣脱出来 | take shape 定型,成形 | be covered with 被......覆盖着

verb

1. develop into a distinctive entity

e.g. our plans began to take shape

Synonym: formtake formspring