经过数月的调研和讨论，这项雄心勃勃的城市更新项目终于开始成形。

After months of research and discussion, the ambitious urban renewal project is finally beginning to ___take ___shape.

随着作家修改草稿，这部小说的核心主题和人物开始以惊人的清晰度成形。

As the writer revised the draft, the central themes and characters of the novel started to ___take ___shape with remarkable clarity.

在画出初步构思并收集材料后，她关于社区艺术装置的模糊想法开始变得具体。

Her vague idea for a community art installation began to ___take ___shape after she sketched out her initial concepts and gathered materials.