单词 | mould |
释义 | 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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