mold

/məʊld/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

模具；模子；霉；霉菌；塑造；浇铸；影响

释义与例句

n. 模具；模子
a hollow container with a particular shape, into which you pour a soft or liquid substance so that it cools into that shape
  1. Pour the chocolate into the mold and let it set in the fridge.
    把巧克力倒入模具，放入冰箱使其凝固。
  2. The factory uses metal molds to cast engine parts.
    工厂使用金属模具铸造发动机零件。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She bought a heart-shaped mold for baking cakes.
    她买了一个心形模具来烤蛋糕。
n. 霉；霉菌
a soft green, grey or white substance that grows on food or in warm wet places
  1. Throw away the bread; it's covered in mold.
    把面包扔掉吧，上面长满了霉。
  2. Mold grows easily in damp bathrooms.
    潮湿的浴室里容易长霉。
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  1. The old books in the attic had a smell of mold.
    阁楼里的旧书有一股霉味。
v. 塑造；浇铸；影响
to shape a soft substance into a particular form, or to influence the development of someone or something
  1. The sculptor molded the clay into the shape of a horse.
    雕塑家把黏土塑造成马的形状。
  2. Childhood experiences often mold a person's character.
    童年经历往往塑造一个人的性格。
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  1. Education molds young minds and shapes their future.
    教育塑造年轻的心灵，影响他们的未来。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想：mold 既是"模具"又是"发霉"，模具放在潮湿处就会长霉

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • molder 塑造者；造型者
    指塑造某物的人
  • moldy 发霉的
    形容词，形容长出霉菌的
同义词
  • shape 塑造；形成
    shape 与 mold 在"塑造"义项上同义，mold 更强调通过外力定型
    His early years shaped his later career. 他早年的经历塑造了后来的职业。
  • form 形成；塑造
    form 侧重形成的过程，mold 强调按特定模型塑造
    The river formed a deep valley over millions of years. 这条河在数百万年间形成了一个深谷。
反义词
  • deform 使变形；使畸形
    mold 是按模型塑造出理想形状，deform 是破坏原有形状使之扭曲
    The heat deformed the plastic bottle. 高温使塑料瓶变形了。
常见搭配
  • break the mold 打破常规；打破陈规
    Her innovative design broke the mold of traditional architecture. 她的创新设计打破了传统建筑的陈规。
  • mold someone's character 塑造某人的性格
    Teachers play a key role in molding children's character. 教师在塑造孩子性格方面起着关键作用。
  • in a mold 按某种模式
    He was cast in the mold of a classic gentleman. 他被塑造成典型的绅士形象。