| 单词 | mould |
| 释义 | mould —mould UK (US mold) /məʊld/ aep /moʊld/ noun [C] (SHAPE) ► F0 a hollow container with a particular shape into which soft or liquid substances are poured, so that when the substance becomes hard it takes the shape of the container: » a cake/jelly mouldThesaurus+: ↑Models and mouldsnoun [S] (TYPE OF PERSON) ► F0 If someone is from or in a particular mould, they have the characteristics typical of a certain type of person: » He's cast in a very different mould from his brother.» He's a player in the Federer mould.Thesaurus+: ↑Categories and varieties , ↑Species and gendersnoun [U] (SUBSTANCE) ► F0 a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm, wet air: » There was mould on the cheese.Thesaurus+: ↑Bacteria, moulds, germs and virusesverb ↑Verb Endings for mould F0 [T] to make a soft substance a particular shape: » This plastic is going to be moulded into plates.» The children moulded little pots out of/from (= made them by shaping) clay.Thesaurus+: ↑Industrial processingThesaurus+: ↑SculptureF0 [T] to try to change or influence someone: » He kept trying to mould me into something he wanted me to be.Thesaurus+: ↑Affecting and influencingF0 [I usually + adv/prep] to fit the body very closely: » She was wearing an extremely tight costume that moulded to/round the contours of her body.Thesaurus+: ↑Wearing clothesThesaurus+: ↑Closeness in distance and time , ↑About to happen |
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