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mould noun | verb
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mould / mold ; mEJld /noun BrE; mold AmE
1. SHAPED CONTAINER 模具, Ca 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:
•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, sing.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:
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, Ua 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:
•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。
⇒LEAF MOULD
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mouldverb BrE; mold AmE
1. Tto 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:
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
2. Tto influence the way someone's character or attitudes develop影响〔某人性格或态度〕的形成，塑造:
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
3. I,Tto fit closely to the shape of something, or to make something fit closely（与…的）轮廓相符:
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。

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