新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

mould

英 [məʊld]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

moulds
1. [C 可数名词] 模子
A mould is a hollow container that you pour liquid into. When the liquid becomes solid, it takes the same shape as the mould.
双语例句
例：
He makes plastic reusable moulds.
他制作可重复使用的塑料模子。
2. [C 可数名词] （人的）类型
If a person fits into or is cast in a mould of a particular kind, they have the characteristics, attitudes, behaviour, or lifestyle that are typical of that type of person.
双语例句
例：
He could never be accused of fitting the mould.
他永远都不会被指责属于这个类型。
3. [C, U 有变体名词] 霉菌
Mould is a soft grey, green, or blue substance that sometimes forms in spots on old food or on damp walls or clothes.
双语例句
例：
She discovered black and green mould growing in her hall cupboard.
她发现大厅的壁橱里长着黑绿色的霉菌。

PHRASE. 习语

break the mould
1. 突破固有模式
If you say that someone breaks the mould, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.

VERB. 动词

moulds , moulding , moulded
1. [T 及物动词] 塑造
If you mould a soft substance such as plastic or clay, you make it into a particular shape or into an object.
双语例句
例：
He would dampen the clay and begin to mould it into an entirely different shape.
他会把黏土弄湿，然后开始把它塑成一个完全不同的形状。
2. [T 及物动词] 对…的形成施加影响
To mould someone or something means to change or influence them over a period of time so that they develop in a particular way.
近义词
form , shape
双语例句
例：
It was a very safe, long childhood with Diane, and she really moulded my ideas a lot.
那是和黛安一起度过的安稳而漫长的童年时光，而且她确实对我观念的形成产生了很大的影响。
3. [I 不及物动词] 使与…轮廓吻合 , 与…轮廓吻合
When something moulds to an object or when you mould it there, it fits around the object tightly so that the shape of the object can still be seen.
双语例句
例：
It looked as though the plastic wrap was moulded to the fruit.
看上去好像那个塑料包装与这个水果的轮廓完全吻合。

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