mould
noun
verb
məʊld
noun
1
SHAPED CONTAINER
模具
a
hollow
container
that
you
pour
a
liquid
or
soft
substance
into,
so
that
when
it
becomes
solid,
it
takes
the
shape
of
the
container
模具; 铸模
C
Another
method,
used
especially
for
figures,
was
to
pour
the
clay
into
a
mould.
另一个方法，尤其用于铸造人像，是把黏土倒入模具中。
lime
jello
in
a
mould
装在果冻模里的酸橙果冻
2
TYPE OF PERSON
人的类型
if
someone
is
in
a
particular
mould,
or
fits
into
a
particular
mould,
they
have
all
the
attitudes
and
qualities
typical
of
a
type
of
person
〔人的性格、气质等〕类型
singular 单数
fit
(into)
a
mould
She
didn’t
quite
fit
into
the
standard
‘high-flying
business
woman’
mould.
她并不完全属于“商场女强人”那种类型。
in
the
same
mould
(as
sb/sth)
/in
the
mould
of
sb/sth
a
socialist
intellectual
in
the
mould
of
Anthony
Crossland
安东尼．克罗斯兰类型的一名社会主义知识分子
3
break the mould
to
change
a
situation
completely,
by
doing
something
that
has
not
been
done
before
彻底改变格局，打破模式
an
attempt
to
break
the
mould
of
British
politics
打破英国政治模式的尝试
4
GROWING SUBSTANCE
会生长的物质
a
soft
green,
grey,
or
black
substance
that
grows
on
food
which
has
been
kept
too
long,
and
on
objects
that
are
in
warm,
wet
air
霉，霉菌
U
The
chemical
was
used
to
kill
a
mold
that
grows
on
peanuts.
这种化学品被用来杀灭花生上的霉菌。
The
walls
were
black
with
mould.
墙上发了霉，黑乎乎的。
verb
5
to
shape
a
soft
substance
by
pressing
or
rolling
it
or
by
putting
it
into
a
mould
使…成形; 用模子制作; 浇铸
T
mould
sth
into
sth
Mould
the
sausage
meat
into
little
balls.
把灌香肠用的碎肉捏成小丸子。
moulded
plastic
chairs
模制塑料椅子
6
to
influence
the
way
someone’s
character
or
attitudes
develop
影响〔某人性格或态度〕的形成，塑造
T
mould
sth/sb
into
sth
I
try
to
take
young
athletes
and
mold
them
into
team
players.
我尽量收年纪小的运动员，把他们塑造成有团队精神的选手。
an
attempt
to
mould
public
opinion
影响舆论的企图
7
to
fit
closely
to
the
shape
of
something,
or
to
make
something
fit
closely
（与…的）轮廓相符
I,T
mould
(sth)
to
sth
The
lining
of
the
boot
molds
itself
to
the
shape
of
your
foot.
靴子的衬里会逐渐和脚形吻合。
Her
wet
dress
was
moulded
to
her
body.
她的湿衣服紧贴在身上。