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.
           我已经和他当面解释了我们节目的形式以及我们的想法。
    e.g. ...a large-format book.
           大开本的书

2. (电脑软件或音乐的)载体形式
    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.
           他的最新专辑有各种载体形式。

3. 格式化(磁盘)
    To format a computer disk means to run a program so that the disk can be written on.

4. 编排(计算机文本或图表)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.
           从网页上转存文本时，往往会出现许多短行，格式也乱了。