the shape of是什么意思

o why would a microbe want to take the shape of a star?
那么，为什么一种微生物乐意呈现出星状结构呢？

 There was a red mark on his back in the shape of the letter s .

他的背上有一個蛇形的红斑。

I received a nasty surprise in the shape of a letter from the taxman .

我收到税务局的來信,把我吓得六神无主。

We were interested in the shape of the complex in vertical cross-section.

我们对垂直橫剖面的组合的形狀感兴趣。

 An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance,especially in varsity athletics.

校名字首形式的徽章以学校名字首字母的形状制成的徽章，奖给那些表现优异的人，尤指那些大学体育竞赛中表现优异者 。