mould
UK (ALSO US mold) UK [məʊld] US [moʊld] noun
GREEN/GREY GROWTH 灰绿色成长物
uncountable
■a soft green or grey growth which develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm wet air 霉；霉菌•There was mould on the cheese.这块起司发霉了。
UK (ALSO US mold) UK [məʊld] US [moʊld] noun
SHAPE 形状
countable
■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 模子，模具；铸模•a cake/jelly mould蛋糕／果冻模具
UK (ALSO US mold) UK [məʊld] US [moʊld] noun
TYPE OF PERSON 人格
only singular
■If someone is from or in a mould, they have the characteristics typical of a certain type of person （人的）性格，气质，类型•He's cast in a very different mould from his brother.他和他弟弟的性格截然不同。 •He's a player in the Becker mould.他是贝克那一类型的球员。
UK (ALSO US mold) UK [məʊld] US [moʊld] verb
transitive
■to make a soft substance a particular shape 用模具制作；塑造；使成形•This plastic is going to be moulded into plates.这里的塑胶将被制成碟子。 •The children moulded little pots out of/from (= made them by shaping) clay.孩子用黏土制作小罐。 transitive
■to try to change or influence someone 力图改变；对…施加影响•He kept trying to mould me into something he wanted me to be.他总是想把我塑造成他希望的样子。 intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to fit the body very closely 紧贴身体•She was wearing an extremely tight costume which moulded to/round the contours of her body.她身穿一套非常紧身的服装，身体的线条显露无遗。 |