Moulder

(n.) One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

(v. i.) To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.

(v. t.) To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.

(-) Alt. of Mouldy

编辑:菲利普

• Besides, most of the boxes and drawers there were mouldering, and did not lock. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It had once been hung with a showy and expensive paper, which now hung mouldering, torn and discolored, from the damp walls. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• A great many of the tenements had shop-fronts; but these were fast closed, and mouldering away; only the upper rooms being inhabited. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Mouldering away before our eyes. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim; And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• For while it is illuminating to see how environment moulds men, it is absolutely essential that men regard themselves as moulders of their environment. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

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