mould /məʊld/ CET4 TEM4 ( moulding, moulded, moulds )

AM mold

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A mould is a hollow container that you pour liquid into. When the liquid becomes solid, it takes the same shape as the mould. 模子

  例：

  He makes plastic reusable moulds.

  他制作可再次使用的塑料模子。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT 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. (人的) 类型

  例：

  He could never be accused of fitting the mould.

  他永远都不可能被指责属于这个类型。

• 3. 

  PHRASE 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. 突破固有模式

• 4. 

  V-T If you mould a soft substance such as plastic or clay, you make it into a particular shape or into an object. 塑造

  例：

  He would dampen the clay and begin to mould it into an entirely different shape.

  他把黏土弄湿，然后着手把它塑造成一个完全不同的形状。

• 5. 

  V-T To mould someone or something means to change or influence them over a period of time so that they develop in a particular way. 对…施加影响

  例：

  It was a very safe, long childhood with Diane, and she really moulded my ideas a lot.

  那是一段和黛安娜一起度过的安全而漫长的童年时光，她确实大大影响了我思想的形成。

• 6. 

  V-T/V-I 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. 使与…轮廓吻合; 与…轮廓吻合

  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。

• 7. 

  N-MASS Mould is a soft grey, green, or blue substance that sometimes forms in spots on old food or on damp walls or clothes. 霉菌

  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。

• 8. 

  V to become or cause to become covered with this growth (使)长霉

• 9. 

  N-MASS loose soil, esp when rich in organic matter 松软沃土