mould

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mould1 British English, mold American English /məʊld $ moʊld/ ●○○ noun  1  shaped container 模具 [countable]DFU a 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. 另一个方法是把黏土倒入模具中，尤其用于铸造人像。 lime jello in a mould 装在果冻模里的来檬果冻2  type of person 人的类型 [singular]TYPE 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、气质等的〕类型fit (into) a mould She didn’t quite fit into the standard ‘high-flying businesswoman’ mould. 她并不完全属于商场女强人的类型。in the same mould (as somebody/something)/in the mould of somebody/something a socialist intellectual in the mould of Anthony Crosland 一名安东尼•克罗斯兰式的社会主义知识分子3  break the mould CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTto 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 [uncountable]HBD a 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 → mouldy 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生长的霉菌。 The walls were black with mould. 墙上发了霉，黑乎乎的。 → leaf mouldn COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 2 & 3verbsbreak the mould (=do things in a completely new way)The program broke the mould of the traditional TV chat show.fit the mould (=be like other things of the same type)She doesn't fit the mould of the stereotypical mother.be in the mould of somebody/something (=to be similar to something)As an actor he is in the mould of Bruce Lee.be cast in a mould (=be very like something )He didn't want to be cast in the mould of being an academic.come from a different/the same mould (=be different from or similar to other things of the same type)He clearly comes from a different mould than his brother.adjectivesthe traditional/classic mould (=the usual way)He was not a conservative in the traditional mould.

Examples from the Corpus

mould• One pupil envisaged mould as a tiny plant with little legs, which moved from place to place.• The internal mould shows the gently-curving suture lines.• Cultivation: The planting medium should consist of clay, peat, loam or leaf mould and a good layer of sand.• Although not unattractive, he was cut in a rougher mould than his father.• Remember too, that a nut going mouldy in air has room for the mould to show as fibres or a crust.• He obtained a sample of the mould from Fleming, and discovered that it had been incorrectly identified.• What the mould is growing on appears to be a cornflake.• The teeth it exposed were greened with mould, and sharpened.

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mould2 British English, mold American English verb  1  [transitive]DFCTI to 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 something into something 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2  [transitive]EFFECT/INFLUENCE to influence the way someone’s character or attitudes develop 影响〔性格或态度〕的形成，塑造mould something/somebody into something I try to take young athletes and mold them into team players. 我尽量招收年纪小的运动员，把他们塑造成有团队精神的选手。 an attempt to mold public opinion 影响舆论的企图3  [intransitive, transitive]TIGHT to fit closely to the shape of something, or to make something fit closely （与…的）轮廓相符mould (something) to something 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。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

mould• Her movements were quick and graceful, like those of a potter moulding clay.• In a way he has moulded himself on the likeness of Ben Hogan.• The West Riding of Yorkshire was certainly a great influence in moulding his mind and manner of the particular artist he became.• The outer skin would be moulded in clear perspex or similar with an inner skin behind it.• Most of them looked as if they had been moulded in empty cat food tins.• His face wore a manic expression into which it had been moulding itself, a little more permanently, with each passing day.• Canon law, on the other hand, was the clay with which the pope could mould society.• It took the influence and personality of one man, John Reith, to mould the organization in the early years.• Mould the sausage meat into little balls.• Sporting director Todt has moulded the team into a slick unit and Brawn provides the brains.

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mould¹ British English, mold American English /məʊld $ moʊld/ noun
1.  SHAPED CONTAINER  [countable] a hollow container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, so that when it becomes solid, it takes the shape of the container:
    Another method, used especially for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould.
    lime jell-o in a mould
2.  TYPE OF PERSON  [singular] 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
    fit (into) a mould
    She didn’t quite fit into the standard ‘high-flying businesswoman’ mould.
    in the same mould (as somebody/something)/in the mould of somebody/something
    a socialist intellectual in the mould of Anthony Crossland
3. break the mould to change a situation completely, by doing something that has not been done before:
    an attempt to break the mould of British politics
4.  GROWING SUBSTANCE  [uncountable] a 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 ⇨ mouldy:
    The chemical was used to kill a mold that grows on peanuts.
    The walls were black with mould. ⇨ leaf mould
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 2 & 3)

■ verbs
   ▪ break the mould (=do things in a completely new way) The program broke the mould of the traditional TV chat show.
   ▪ fit the mould (=be like other things of the same type) She doesn't fit the mould of the stereotypical mother.
   ▪ be in the mould of somebody/something (=to be similar to something) As an actor he is in the mould of Bruce Lee.
   ▪ be cast in a mould (=be very like something ) He didn't want to be cast in the mould of being an academic.
   ▪ come from a different/the same mould (=be different from or similar to other things of the same type) He clearly comes from a different mould than his brother.
■ adjectives
   ▪ the traditional/classic mould (=the usual way) He was not a conservative in the traditional mould.

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mould² British English, mold American English verb
1. [transitive] to shape a soft substance by pressing or rolling it or by putting it into a mould
    mould something into something
    Mould the sausage meat into little balls.
    moulded plastic chairs
2. [transitive] to influence the way someone’s character or attitudes develop
    mould something/somebody into something
    I try to take young athletes and mold them into team players.
    an attempt to mold public opinion
3. [intransitive and transitive] to fit closely to the shape of something, or to make something fit closely
    mould (something) to something
    The lining of the boot molds itself to the shape of your foot.
    Her wet dress was moulded to her body.