mold

noun

/məʊld/

(US English)

(British English mould)

Idioms

[countable] a container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, which then becomes solid in the same shape as the container, for example when it is cooled or cooked模具；铸模
- A clay mold is used for casting bronze statues.用黏土模具来浇铸青铜塑像。
- Pour the chocolate into a heart-shaped mold.将巧克力倒入心形模子。
[countable, usually singular] a particular style showing the characteristics, attitudes or behaviour that are typical of somebody/something（独特）类型，个性，风格
- a hero in the ‘Superman’ mold“超人” 式的英雄
- He is cast in a different mold from his predecessor.他和他的前任风格不一样。
- She doesn’t fit (into) the traditional mold of an academic.她不像一个传统的学者。
[uncountable, countable] a fine soft green, grey or black substance like fur that is a type of fungus and that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air霉；霉菌
- There's mold on the cheese.干酪发霉了。
- molds and fungi霉菌和真菌
- mold growth霉的生长
see also leaf mould

Idioms

break the mold (of something)

to change what people expect from a situation, especially by acting in a dramatic and original way改变…的模式；打破…的模式

they broke the mold (when they made somebody/something)

used to say that somebody/something is the only person or thing of their/its kind and there will never be another like them/it模子：过去常说某人/某物是这种人或同类中唯一的人或物，再也不会有像他们/它这样的人
- Jenny, after they made you they broke the mold.珍妮，在他们造出你之后，他们打破了模式。

verb

/məʊld/

(US English)

(British English mould)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they mold	/məʊld/ /məʊld/
he / she / it molds	/məʊldz/ /məʊldz/
past simple molded	/ˈməʊldɪd/ /ˈməʊldɪd/
past participle molded	/ˈməʊldɪd/ /ˈməʊldɪd/
-ing form molding	/ˈməʊldɪŋ/ /ˈməʊldɪŋ/

[transitive] to shape a soft substance into a particular form or object by pressing it or by putting it into a mold（用模具）浇铸，塑造
- mold A (into B) First, mold the clay into the desired shape.首先，将陶土做成需要的形状。
- mold B (from/out of/in A) The figure had been molded in clay.这座人像是用黏土塑造的。
[transitive] to strongly influence the way somebody’s character, opinions, etc. develop对…影响重大；将…塑造成
- mold somebody/something The experience had molded and coloured her whole life.这次经历影响了她的一生。
- mold somebody/something into somebody/something He molded them into a superb team.他将他们打造成一支非凡的团队。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
[intransitive, transitive] mold (something) to something to fit or make something fit tightly around the shape of something（使）紧贴于，吻合
- The fabric molds to the body.这种织物很贴身。