mould
(US mold), n
1
(a) hollow container with a particular shape, into which a soft or liquid substance (eg jelly or molten metal) is poured to set or cool into that shape 模子; 铸模; 铸型
a jelly mould in the shape of a racing car 赛车形果冻模子. =>illus 见插图.
(b) jelly, pudding, etc made in such a container 用模子塑出的果冻、 布丁等.
2 (usu sing 通常作单数) particular type of (a person's) character 性格; 气质
He doesn't fit (into) the traditional mould of a university professor. 他没有大学教授那种传统的气质.
They are all cast in the same/a similar mould, ie They all have similar attitudes and ways of behaving. 他们都是一个模子铸出的(态度和行为一模一样). mould, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sth (into sth) shape (a soft substance) into a particular form or object 使(软材料)成形
mould plastic (into drain-pipes) 用塑料模压(成排水管).
(b) ~ sth (from/out of/in sth) make sth by shaping it 塑造某物
mould a head out of/in clay 用黏土塑造头像.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (into sb/sth) guide or control the development of sb/sth; shape or influence sb/sth 指导或控制某人[某事物]的发展; 塑造或影响某人[某事物]
mould sb's character 塑造某人的性格
Television moulds public opinion. 电视能影响舆论.
mould a child into a mature adult 把孩子造就为成熟的成年人.
3 [Ipr, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) to/round sth (cause sth to) fit tightly round the shape of (an object) (使某物)与(某物体)的外形吻合
Her wet clothes moulded round her body. 她的湿衣服紧贴在身上. mould (US mold) n [U, C]
fine furry growth of fungi that forms on old food or on objects left in moist warm air 霉; 霉菌. mould (US mold) n [U] soft fine loose earth, esp from decayed vegetable matter 细而松软的土壤(尤指因含腐殖质)
leaf mould, ie from decayed leaves and twigs that have fallen off trees 腐殖质土.
Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.