mold

Collocations

a cake mold

蛋糕模具

Pour the batter into a cake mold and bake for 30 minutes.将面糊倒入蛋糕模具中，烘烤30分钟。

break the mold

打破常规；独辟蹊径

Her experimental designs broke the mold of traditional architecture.她的实验性设计打破了传统建筑的常规。

in the mold of

那种类型的；与……相似的

He is a leader in the mold of his grandfather.他是一位与他祖父风格相似的领导者。

leaf mold

腐叶土；腐殖土

Mix leaf mold into the soil to help the plants grow.把腐叶土拌入土壤，帮助植物生长。

cast in a mold

用模具铸造

The metal parts are cast in a mold to ensure they are identical.这些金属零件用模具铸造，以确保它们完全相同。

Idioms & figurative uses

Memory Tip

把 mold 想成 model（模型）少个 e：模具(mold)正是用来做出模型(model)形状的容器；腐殖土也是松软可塑的形态。

Context & Register

语域：mixed 常见场景：manufacturing and crafts、cooking and baking、literary and formal writing、agriculture and gardening mold 作名词时整体语气比较中性，但不同义项的使用场景和语体有所差别：表示“模具”多用于生产、手工艺或烘焙等具体操作；表示“形态/类型”比较常见于正式或文学性描述；表示“腐殖土”多见于农业或园艺话题。请根据搭配和上下文选择合适的义项。

Grammar Note

当表示'模具'或'样式'时为可数名词；当表示'腐殖土'时为不可数名词。

Pronunciation & Spelling

These words all rhyme with mold /moʊld/: old, cold, gold, hold, sold, and told all end with the same /oʊld/ sound. Beware the lookalike molt /moʊlt/, which is spelled like mold but ends with /t/, not /d/, so it does not rhyme.

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