VOA常速英语2008年-Blu-ray Wins High Definition DVD Format War

By Mil Arcega
Washington
21 February 2008
 

Japan's Toshiba Corporation effectively ended the format¹ war over the next-generation DVD players after announcing this week that it would no longer manufacture HD DVD players and recorders. The announcement paves the way for rival Sony Corporation's Blu-ray technology to become the industry standard for high definition video. VOA's Mil Arcega reports.

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n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。