mould
noun /məʊld/
/məʊld/
(US English mold)
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 mould 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 mould.
将巧克力倒入心形模子。
- Fill the prepared moulds with ice cream.
给备好的模子装满冰激凌。 - Leave the clay in the mould overnight.
把粘土在模子里放一夜。 - The statues were cast in clay moulds.
这些塑像用粘土模子制成。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- jello
- jelly
- terrine
- …
- cast something in
- make something in
- fill
- …
- in a/the mould
- mould for
- A clay mould is used for casting bronze statues.
- [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’ mould
“超人” 式的英雄 - He is cast in a different mould from his predecessor.
他和他的前任风格不一样。 - She doesn’t fit (into) the traditional mould of an academic.
她不像一个传统的学者。 - She is a prolific writer in the same mould as Agatha Christie.
她和阿加莎·克里斯蒂是一个多产的作家。
- He doesn't fit into the usual mould of bosses.
他跟一般的老板不一样。 - His brother came from a different mould, being a successful lawyer.
他哥哥完全不同，是一名成功的律师。 - She is clearly from a different mould from her team mate.
她与队友显然不属一类。 - a young politician in the mould of the great statesmen of the past
颇具昔日伟大政治家风范的年轻政治家 - trying to break free of the old mould
尽力摆脱旧的模式
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- old
- traditional
- be cast in
- be from
- come from
- …
- in a/the mould
- a hero in the ‘Superman’ mould
- [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 mould on the cheese.
干酪发霉了。 - moulds and fungi
霉菌和真菌 - mould growth
霉的生长 - The room smelled damp and there was mould on one wall.
房间闻起来潮湿，一面墙上有霉菌。
- The biscuits were covered in green mould.
饼干上长满了绿色的霉菌。 - houses with mould problems
存在发霉问题的房屋
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bread
- leaf
- slime
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- form
- grow
- kill
- …
- spore
- growth
- problem
- …
- There's mould on the cheese.
词源noun senses 1 to 2 Middle English: apparently from Old French modle, from Latin modulus ‘measure’, diminutive of modus. noun sense 3 late Middle English: probably from obsolete mould, past participle of moul ‘grow mouldy’, of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse mygla ‘grow mouldy’.
Idioms
break the mould (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 - She succeeded in breaking the mould of political leadership.
她成功地打破了政治领导的模式。
- She succeeded in breaking the mould of political leadership.
they broke the mould (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： 过去曾说某人/某物是这种人/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 mould.
珍妮，在他们创造了你之后，他们打破了模式。
- Jenny, after they made you they broke the mould.