词典释义：
a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material (such as wax or metal) when it cools and hardens
模子，模型。
something made in this way, especially a pudding or savoury mousse
模制品（尤指用模子制成的布丁或奶油冻）
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lobster mould with a sauce of carrots and port .加胡萝卜和波尔图葡萄酒沙司的龙虾冻。
[in sing.]
〈喻〉 （独特的）性格，风格，形式
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he's a superb striker in the same mould as Gary Lineker .他是同加里·莱因克的风格一样的极好的前锋。
a frame or template for producing mouldings
框架；型芯。
〈古〉 （尤指人、动物的）体形；模样。
form (an object with a particular shape) out of easily manipulated material
用可塑材料塑成（某种形状的物体）；塑造
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mould the figure from white fondant .用白色软糖塑造人形。
give a shape to (a malleable substance)
使（延展性材料）成形
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take the marzipan and mould it into a cone shape .采用杏仁蛋白软糖，将其做成锥形。
influence the formation or development of
对…的形成（或发展）施加影响
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the professionals who were helping to mould US policy .协助制定美国政策的专业人士。
shape (clothing) to fit a particular part of the body
（按身材特点）制成，成形
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[as adj.
moulded ]a shoe with moulded insole .内底按足型成形的鞋子。
[often as adj.
用建筑线条装饰（支柱、天花板等）
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a corridor with a moulded cornice .有模制檐板装饰的走廊。
a furry growth of minute fungal hyphae occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter
（尤指食品或其他有机物质上的）霉，霉菌。
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〈主英〉 松软沃土。参见<Bold>LEAF MOULD</Bold>.
the upper soil of cultivated land, especially when rich in organic matter
耕作土壤，腐殖土。
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break the mould put an end to a restrictive pattern of events or behaviour by doing things in a markedly different way 打破常规，摆脱条条框框his work did much to break the mould of the old urban sociology . 他的工作对于打破旧的城市社会学模式起了很大作用
"Middle English： apparently from Old French