a container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, which then becomes solid in the same shape as the container, for example when it is cooled or cooked
قالب
2
a particular style showing the characteristics, attitudes or behaviour that are typical of somebody/something
قالب, الگو, شیوه
a hero in the ‘Superman’ mould
He is cast in a different mould from his predecessor.
She doesn’t fit (into) the traditional mould of an academic.
She is a prolific writer in the same mould as Agatha Christie.
3
a fine soft green, grey or black substance like fur that is a type of fungus and that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air
کپک
There's mould on the cheese.
moulds and fungi
mould growth
The room smelled damp and there was mould on one wall.
see also leaf mould
verb
1
to shape a soft substance into a particular form or object by pressing it or by putting it into a mould
قالب زدن, شکل دادن, فرم دادن, قالب کردن, قالبگیری کردن
2
to strongly influence the way somebody’s character, opinions, etc. develop
شکل دادن
The experience had moulded and coloured her whole life.
He moulded them into a superb team.
3
to fit or make something fit tightly around the shape of something