molding

/ˈməʊldɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈməʊldɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmōl-diŋ/ (ame, mw)

molding — noun

  • moldingsingular
  • moldingsplural

1. a shaped strip or raised band, often wood or plastic, fixed along a wall, ceilin

1.名詞B2
釋義

a shaped strip or raised band, often wood or plastic, fixed along a wall, ceiling, doorway, or other edge to make the surface look neat and decorative.

例句

Liang painted the white molding above the doorway before guests arrived.

common location: molding above a doorway

Élise chose wider molding to frame the living-room windows.

同義詞
  • trim

    common in home repair for decorative bordering, especially in American English

  • moulding

    the British spelling of the same building feature

  • edging

    broader term for a border; not always shaped or decorative

文法句型

molding around + wall/door/window

a piece of molding

用法筆記

In American English, this is the usual spelling; British English more often uses 'moulding'. It most often refers to trim around walls, ceilings, doors, and windows.

常見錯誤

❌We bought molding to hold up the shelf.
✅We bought a bracket to hold up the shelf.
💡molding is decorative finishing, not a support part.
❌The wall needs a molding.
✅The wall needs some molding.
💡when you mean material for a repair job, this sense is often uncountable.

2. the work of pressing or forming a material in a mold so that it takes a particul

2.名詞C1
釋義

the work of pressing or forming a material in a mold so that it takes a particular shape.

例句

Factory molding lets the company make identical plastic lids quickly.

molding in manufacturing

During molding, the warm clay must stay soft enough to bend.

pattern: during molding

同義詞
  • forming

    broader term for giving something shape by many methods, not only with molds

  • casting

    often involves pouring liquid material into a mold rather than pressing a softer one

  • shaping

    general word for making a form, with or without a mold

文法句型

molding of + material

during molding

用法筆記

Common in manufacturing, pottery, and crafts. This sense names the shaping activity itself; sense 3 names the piece after it has been made.

常見錯誤

❌The molding is on the shelf.
✅The molding process is used in the factory.
💡this sense means the act of shaping with a mold, not a finished object.
❌She enjoyed a molding of the vase.
✅She enjoyed molding the vase.
💡after verbs like 'enjoy', English usually uses the -ing activity directly.

3. a finished piece that has been shaped in a mold, such as a cast form or a small

3.名詞C1
釋義

a finished piece that has been shaped in a mold, such as a cast form or a small artwork.

例句

The art teacher showed the class a clay molding of a bird.

a molding of + object

Felipe dropped the plaster molding and chipped one corner.

同義詞
  • cast

    often a copy made by pouring material into a mold

  • replica

    emphasizes copying an original object, not the making method

  • piece

    very general term that does not say how the object was made

文法句型

a molding of + object

a molding made from + original

用法筆記

This sense is less common than sense 2. It refers to the physical piece you can hold or display, not to the shaping process.

常見錯誤

❌The molding of the toy took two hours.
✅The molding process for the toy took two hours.
💡this sense names the finished piece, not the time spent shaping it.
❌We packed the molding process in a box.
✅We packed the molding in a box.
💡only the finished object can be packed or carried.