- [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；鑄模 A clay mould is used for casting bronze statues. 用黏土模具來澆鑄青銅塑像。 Pour the chocolate into a heart-shaped mould. 將巧克力倒入心形模子。
Extra ExamplesFill the prepared moulds with ice cream. 給備好的模子裝滿冰激淩。 Leave the clay in the mould overnight. 把粘土在模子裏放一夜。 The statues were cast in clay moulds. 這些塑像用粘土模子制成。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- jello
- jelly
- terrine
- …
- cast something in
- make something in
- fill
- …
- in a/the mould
- mould for
- [countable, usually singular]
a particular style showing the characteristics, attitudes or behaviour that are typical of somebody/something （獨特）類型，個性，風格 a hero in the ‘Superman’ mould “超人” 式的英雄 He is cast in a different mould from his predecessor. 他和他的前任風格不一樣。 She doesn’t fit (into) the traditional mould of an academic. 她不像一個傳統的學者。 She is a prolific writer in the same mould as Agatha Christie. 她和阿加莎·克裏斯蒂是一個多産的作家。
Extra ExamplesHe doesn't fit into the usual mould of bosses. 他跟一般的老板不一樣。 His brother came from a different mould, being a successful lawyer. 他哥哥完全不同，是一名成功的律師。 She is clearly from a different mould from her team mate. 她與隊友顯然不屬一類。 a young politician in the mould of the great statesmen of the past 頗具昔日偉大政治家風範的年輕政治家 trying to break free of the old mould 盡力擺脫舊的模式
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- old
- traditional
- be cast in
- be from
- come from
- …
- in a/the 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 黴；黴菌 There's mould on the cheese. 幹酪發黴了。 moulds and fungi 黴菌和真菌 mould growth 黴的生長 The room smelled damp and there was mould on one wall. 房間聞起來潮濕，一面牆上有黴菌。
Extra ExamplesThe biscuits were covered in green mould. 餅幹上長滿了綠色的黴菌。 houses with mould problems 存在發黴問題的房屋
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bread
- leaf
- slime
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- form
- grow
- kill
- …
- spore
- growth
- problem
- …
Word Originnoun 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 改變…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領導的模式。
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： 過去曾說某人/某物是這種人/類中唯一的人或物，再也不會有像他們/它這樣的人Jenny, after they made you they broke the mould. 珍妮，在他們創造了你之後，他們打破了模式。