/ˈfɔ:mjəleɪt ||; ˈfɔrmjəˌlet/verb[T] 1 to prepare and organize a plan or ideas for doing sth 制订（计划）；构想（意念）: to formulate a plan 制订计划
2 to express sth (clearly and exactly) （清楚而确切地）阐述，表达: She struggled to formulate a simple answer to his question. 她力求简单明了地回答他的问题。