molder
molder — 動詞
- molderpresent simple I / you / we / they
- moldershe / she / it
- molderedpast simple
- moldering-ing form
1. to gradually break apart or turn into dust because of age, lack of care, or damp
腐朽；崩壞
因老舊或潮濕而緩慢分解
to gradually break apart or turn into dust because of age, lack of care, or damp conditions — used especially of things that have been left unused and forgotten for a long time
Old photographs had been moldering in a damp cardboard box in Nora's basement for decades.
幾張老照片在 Nora 地下室一個潮濕的紙箱裡腐朽了幾十年。
molder + in + location — passive progressive with duration
The abandoned farmhouse slowly moldered, its wooden beams cracking and its walls crumbling to dust.
那間廢棄的農舍慢慢崩壞，木樑開裂，牆壁碎裂成塵。
molder as main verb with descriptive clause
A stack of forgotten love letters moldered behind the old radiator in the library basement.
一疊被遺忘的情書在圖書館地下室的老暖氣片後面腐朽。
When Minh opened the crate, the old letters inside had moldered into dusty fragments.
Minh 打開板條箱時，裡面的舊信件已腐朽成滿是灰塵的碎片。
The wooden stage left in the park began to molder and sag under the autumn rain.
留在公園裡的木頭舞台在秋雨中開始腐朽下陷。
文法句型
molder + away
molder + in/on/behind + place
begin to molder
用法筆記
【Homograph 1 of 2 — verb】 Intransitive only; describes a slow, natural process typically involving neglected or abandoned objects. The American spelling is 'molder'; British English uses 'moulder'. Never used with a direct object (❌ 'She moldered the bread'). Do not confuse with homograph 2 (noun: a person who shapes materials), which has a different etymology.
常見錯誤
molder — 名詞
1. a person or machine that gives a particular shape to a soft material such as cla
塑模工
用模具塑造材料的人或機器
a person or machine that gives a particular shape to a soft material such as clay, metal, plastic, or glass by pressing it into or pouring it into a form
Gabriel worked as a molder at a ceramics studio, shaping bowls and vases by hand.
Gabriel 在一間陶瓷工作室擔任塑模工，用手塑造碗和花瓶。
molder + at + workplace — agent noun in context
The metal molder poured hot iron into a sand cast to make engine parts for the factory.
金屬塑模工將滾燙的鐵水倒入砂模中，為工廠打造引擎零件。
Jiwoo trained for three years to become a skilled glass molder at the art glass workshop.
Jiwoo 在藝術玻璃工坊接受了三年的訓練，才成為一名熟練的玻璃塑模工。
Each molder at the factory used a different method to press hot glass into the mold.
工廠裡的每位塑模工都用不同方法將熱玻璃壓入模具中。
文法句型
[adjective] + molder
molder + of + material
用法筆記
【Homograph 2 of 2 — noun】 This noun is derived from 'mold' meaning a hollow form for shaping — a completely different etymology from homograph 1 (verb: to decay). The noun is far less common than the verb sense and is restricted to manufacturing and craft contexts.