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mould
(US mold), n
1
(a) hollow container with a particular shape, into which a soft or liquid substance (eg jelly or molten metal) is poured to set or cool into that shape 模子; 铸模; 铸型
a jelly mould in the shape of a racing car 赛车形果冻模子. =>illus 见插图.
(b) jelly, pudding, etc made in such a container 用模子塑出的果冻、 布丁等.
2 (usu sing 通常作单数) particular type of (a person´s) character 性格; 气质
He doesn´t fit (into) the traditional mould of a university professor. 他没有大学教授那种传统的气质.
They are all cast in the same/a similar mould, ie They all have similar attitudes and ways of behaving. 他们都是一个模子铸出的(态度和行为一模一样). mould, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sth (into sth) shape (a soft substance) into a particular form or object 使(软材料)成形
mould plastic (into drain-pipes) 用塑料模压(成排水管).
(b) ~ sth (from/out of/in sth) make sth by shaping it 塑造某物
mould a head out of/in clay 用黏土塑造头像.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (into sb/sth) guide or control the development of sb/sth; shape or influence sb/sth 指导或控制某人[某事物]的发展; 塑造或影响某人[某事物]
mould sb´s character 塑造某人的性格
Television moulds public opinion. 电视能影响舆论.
mould a child into a mature adult 把孩子造就为成熟的成年人.
3 [Ipr, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) to/round sth (cause sth to) fit tightly round the shape of (an object) (使某物)与(某物体)的外形吻合
Her wet clothes moulded round her body. 她的湿衣服紧贴在身上. mould (US mold) n [U, C]
fine furry growth of fungi that forms on old food or on objects left in moist warm air 霉; 霉菌. mould (US mold) n [U] soft fine loose earth, esp from decayed vegetable matter 细而松软的土壤(尤指因含腐殖质)
leaf mould, ie from decayed leaves and twigs that have fallen off trees 腐殖质土.
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