mould

名词 n. 动词 v.
/məʊld/    /moʊld/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of mold. countable,uncountable
    — The portals are being constructed in situ, using a moveable mould that is made up of three parts. The inner form traveller supports the weight of the steel rebar and concrete as it is being poured and forms the inner shape of the portal. The external shape is formed by wall sections (assembled in situ) and a moveable arch-shaped outer section.
  2. Commonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”). countable,uncountable
  3. Commonwealth spelling of mold (“loose soil”).
  4. Commonwealth spelling of mold (“top of the head”).
动词 v.
  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
    — Atlantic gales constantly buffet Morwenstow, whose seven hamlets together constitute Cornwall's most northerly parish. The village is dotted with trees moulded into weird shapes by the wind, and above the trees rise the vicarage chimneystacks resembling miniature church towers.
  2. Commonwealth spelling of mold (“to cause to become mouldy”).

词形变化

moulds plural moulds present,singular,third-person moulding participle,present moulded participle,past moulded past moulds plural moulds present,singular,third-person moulding participle,present moulded participle,past moulded past moulds plural moulds plural

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.
词源 2
From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of moulen, mawlen (“to grow mouldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (“soft substance”) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.
词源 3
From Old English molde. Cognate with Old High German molta, Old Norse mold and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda).
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