- [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。
Extra ExamplesFill 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。
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 （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。
Extra ExamplesHe 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
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 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。
Extra ExamplesThe 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
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。
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。