英语词汇“mold”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

moldmold1 /moʊld/ ●○○ noun

COLLOCATIONS► fit the mold of

In a lot of ways he doesn’t fit the mold of (=have the qualities of) a typical politician.

► in the classic/traditional/heroic etc. mold

a horror movie in the classic mold

1[uncountable] a soft green or black substance that grows on food which has been kept too long, and on objects that are in warm wet air: bread covered in mold2[countable] a hollow container that you pour liquid into so that when the liquid becomes solid, it takes the shape of the container: Cool the cake in the mold before serving.3[singular] the combination of qualities that are typical of a certain type of person: In a lot of ways he doesn’t fit the mold of (=have the qualities of) a typical politician.in the classic/traditional/heroic etc. mold a horror movie in the classic mold4break the mold to change a situation completely, by doing something that has not been done before: He urged educators to break the mold and find new ways of teaching.

noun | verb

moldmold2 verb

VERB TABLE

mold

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	mold
	he, she, it	molds
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	molded
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have molded
	he, she, it	has molded
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had molded
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will mold
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have molded

Continuous Form
Present	I	am molding
	he, she, it	is molding
	you, we, they	are molding
Past	I, he, she, it	was molding
	you, we, they	were molding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been molding
	he, she, it	has been molding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been molding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be molding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been molding

1[transitive] to shape a soft substance by pressing or rolling it or by putting it into a mold: toys made of molded rubbermold something into something The cheeses are molded into distinctive shapes.2[transitive] to influence the way someone’s character or attitudes develop: an attempt to mold public opinionmold somebody into something He takes young athletes and molds them into team players.3[intransitive, transitive] to fit closely to the shape of something, or make something do this: mold (something) to something The boot will mold itself to the shape of your foot.