单词	model
释义	noun | adjective | verb modelmodel1 /ˈmɑdl/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYmodel1 Origin: 1500-1600 French modèle, from Old Italian modello, from Latin modulus small measure, rhythm Collocations COLLOCATIONS► role model  Brando’s a role model for everybody in the business. Thesaurus THESAURUS a group of people or things that have similar features or qualities► type a group of people or things that have similar features or qualities:  What type of movies do you like? ► kind kind means the same as type but is slightly more informal:  What kind of fish is this? ► sort sort means the same as type but is mostly used in the phrase all sorts of something:  They carry all sorts of toys for indoor and outdoor play. ► category/class a group of people or things that are all of the same type:  There are three classes of seating on the airplane: first, business, and coach. ► brand a type of product made by a particular company:  We compared several different brands of soap. ► make a type of product, especially vehicles, made by a particular company:  “What make of car do you drive?” “A Ford.” ► model one particular type or design of a vehicle, machine, weapon, etc.:  The new models come out in September. ► genre a type of art, music, literature, etc. that has a particular style or feature:  He has written novels in several genres, most notably science fiction. ► form formal one type of something that has many different types:  This form of skin cancer is very difficult to treat. ► species a group of animals or plants of the same type that can breed with each other:  There are 126 species of birds on the island. ► variety a particular type of animal or plant within a species:  The recipes call for different varieties of apples. 1SMALL COPY a small copy of a building, vehicle, machine, etc., especially one that can be put together from separate parts:  As children build models they learn about design and construction.model of He has a shelf full of models of airplanes that never got built.2FASHION someone whose job is to show clothes, hair styles, etc. by wearing them and being photographed:  a top fashion model → see also supermodel3TYPE OF CAR ETC. a particular type or design of a vehicle or machine:  We also have a deluxe model for $125. Ford Motor Co. will offer new features and new models this year.► see thesaurus at type14ART eng. lang. arts someone who is employed by an artist or photographer to be painted or photographed5A GOOD EXAMPLE TO COPY a)someone who has good qualities or behavior that you should copy: model of As a politician, she was a model of integrity and decency. Brando’s a role model for everybody in the business. b)a way of doing something that is successful or useful and therefore worth copying: model of/for The college is a recognized model of higher education. IBM has long served as the model for American companies in Japan.6DESCRIPTION science a simple description of a system or structure that is used to help people understand similar systems or structures:  Civil society is a classical economist’s model of the free market.[Origin: 1500–1600 French modèle, from Old Italian modello, from Latin modulus small measure, rhythm] noun | adjective | verb modelmodel2 ●●○ adjective 1model airplane/train/car etc. a small copy of an airplane, train, etc., especially one that a child can play with or put together from separate parts2model wife/employee/student etc. someone who behaves like a perfect wife, employee, etc.:  We always thought she came from a model family.3model city/school/farm etc. a city, school, etc. that has been specially designed or organized to be as good as possible so that other cities, schools etc. can learn from them noun | adjective | verb modelmodel3 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE model Simple Form Present I, you, we, they model he, she, it models Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they modeled Present perfect I, you, we, they have modeled he, she, it has modeled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had modeled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will model Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have modeled Continuous Form Present I am modeling he, she, it is modeling you, we, they are modeling Past I, he, she, it was modeling you, we, they were modeling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been modeling he, she, it has been modeling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been modeling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be modeling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been modeling 1[intransitive, transitive] to wear clothes in order to show them to possible buyers:  Here we have a Kenar T-shirt modeled by Linda Evangelista.2[intransitive, transitive] eng. lang. arts to be employed by an artist or photographer to be painted or photographed:  She made a living modeling for art classes.3model yourself after somebody to try to be like someone else because you admire him or her:  Byron says he models himself after Philadelphia player Charles Barkley.4be modeled on something to be designed in a way that copies another system or way of doing something:  Mrs. Mingott’s house is modeled on the private hotels of Paris.5[transitive] to make small objects from materials such as wood or clay
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