to break the mould
1. (container) 模子；模具；铸模
- Spoon the mixture carefully into the mould. 将混合物小心地舀进模具。
- The moulds for the foundry are made in the toolroom area. 铸造车间的模具是在工具间生产的。
2. (frame) 框架；型芯
3. (something moulded) 模制物；铸品
4. (shape) 模式
5. (nature) (性格、风格、气质的)类型
- At first sight, Joe Pesci is not exactly cast in the leading-man mould. 乍看上去, 乔•佩希并不是当领袖的料。
- He was from the same mould as the men she had gazed at worshipfully when a child: rich, handsome, of impeccable social standing. 他富有、英俊、有无可挑剔的社会地位, 是她孩提时就仰慕的那种男人。
6. (mildew) 霉
7. (fungus) 霉菌
8. (soil) 松软沃土；腐殖土
9. (earth) 泥土
10. to break the mould
(do something unexpected) 打破常规；打破模式
- Memorial services have become tedious and expected. I would like to help break the mould. 追悼仪式已变得冗长乏味、毫无新意, 我想为打破这种既有模式做点什么。
- When they first started, they said they were going to break the mould of British politics. 刚开始的时候, 他们就说要打破英国政治的原有格局。
See: mould
to break the mould
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