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模子;鑄模；模具
A mould is a hollow container that you pour liquid into. When the liquid becomes solid, it takes the same shape as the mould.
例句
Spoon the mixture carefully into the mould...
用勺小心地把混合物舀起，倒入模具內。
The moulds for the foundry are made in the tool-room area.
鑄造車間的模具是在工具間生產的。
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(性格、態度、行為或生活方式的)模式，類型
If a person fits into or is cast in a mould of a particular kind, they have the characteristics, attitudes, behaviour, or lifestyle that are typical of that type of person.
例句
At first sight, Joe Pesci is not exactly cast in the leading man mould...
第一眼看上去，喬·佩希并不是當領袖的料。
He was from the same mould as the men she had gazed at worshipfully when a child: rich, handsome, of impeccable social standing.
他富有、英俊，有無可挑剔的社會地位，是她孩提時就仰慕的那種男人。
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VERB
塑造;把…塑制成
If you mould a soft substance such as plastic or clay, you make it into a particular shape or into an object.
例句
Using 2 spoons, mould the cheese mixture into small balls or ovals...
用兩把小匙將奶酪混合物塑成圓球或橢圓球形狀。
Before we left the camp, my twin brother and I moulded a chair out of mud.
離開營地前，我和孿生弟弟用泥巴做了一把椅子。
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VERB
影響;改變
To mould someone or something means to change or influence them over a period of time so that they develop in a particular way.
例句
She was only 17 at the time and the experience moulded her personality...
那時她只有17歲，那次經歷影響了她的性格。
Here we outline some of the sometimes conflicting forces moulding the debate...
在此我們概述一些有時影響爭論的相互對立的力量。
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V-ERG
(使)輪廓吻合，緊貼
When something moulds to an object or when you mould it there, it fits round the object tightly so that the shape of the object can still be seen.
例句
You need a malleable pillow that will mould to the curves of your neck...
你需要一個柔韌性好、能與你的頸椎彎曲弧度相吻合的枕頭。
She stood there, the wind moulding the dress around her.
她站在那兒，風把套裙吹得緊緊裹在身上。
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N-MASS
霉;霉菌
Mould is a soft grey, green, or blue substance that sometimes forms in spots on old food or on damp walls or clothes.