formulates

v.用公式表示；系统地阐述；规划；制订

Survey the material first to get a sense of it: formulate some questions. 考查原始材料首先要了解它的意义：用公式解答问题。

He formulated his thought clearly. 他清楚确切地表达了自己的思想。

He struggled to formulate an answer. 他努力字斟句酌地回答。

He thought it time to formulate some plan of action. 他认为这是该筹划一些行动计划的时候了。

We can then formulate the following rules. 我们可以作出下列规定。