English Dictionary

mold

IPA（発音記号）

/məʊld/

動詞

アメリカ英語 他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to. / (transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

日本語の意味

鋳型を用いて形を作る、成形する / 物事の発展や成長を導く、影響を与える

The artisan will mold the clay into a vase using a wooden form.

職人は木製の型を使って粘土を花瓶の形に成形するでしょう。

意味（1）

(transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

Not only in formal discourse, but in the ordinary walks of life, a well-modulated, expressive voice is a most valuable asset, whether one’s object be to interest, persuade or convince, to give a command or entreat a favor. The moulding of the voice into finished articulate speech is a mechanism in which the entire oral cavity, including palate, teeth, tongue and lips, take an important part. As a result of either structural defect of these organs, or, as is more often the case, as a consequence of their imperfect innervation, various logopathies may occur, which profoundly affect the social status of the unfortunate individual and seriously embarrass his way to a successful career. Lisping, stuttering, stammering, lallation, nunnation and sigmatism, paragammacism and paralambdacism are but few of the locutory evils encountered, much too frequently in adolescents and adults. The fact that they are mostly amenable to treatment and may often be completely corrected, with proper attention and training, is something that needs to be more thoroughly impressed upon our educational bodies and sociologic reformers.

意味（2）

(transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

It is you who must mold the minds of your students that they may be wise, farsighted, intelligent, profound in their thinking, devoted to their country and government and fruitful in their work. It is you who must sense as the example.

意味（3）

(transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.

意味（4）

(transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

意味（5）

(transitive) To ornament with moldings.

意味（6）

(intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

These shoes gradually molded to my feet.

molds （ present singular third-person ）

molding （ participle present ）

molded （ participle past ）

molded （ past ）