model

mod|el¹ W1S2 [ˈmɔdl US ˈma:dl] n

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1¦(small copy)¦

2¦(fashion)¦

3¦(type of car etc)¦

4¦(description)¦

5¦(somebody/something to copy)¦

6 model of efficiency/virtue etc

7¦(art)¦

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[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: modèle, from Old Italian modello, from Latin modulus; MODULE]

1.) ¦(SMALL COPY)¦

a small copy of a building, vehicle, machine etc, especially one that can be put together from separate parts

model of

▪ They showed us a model of the building.

▪ a working model (=one with parts which move) of a steam engine

2.) ¦(FASHION)¦

someone whose job is to show clothes, hair styles etc by wearing them at fashion shows or for photographs

▪ a top fashion model

▪ a male model

3.) ¦(TYPE OF CAR ETC)¦

a particular type or design of a vehicle or machine

▪ Renault are introducing three new models at the show.

▪ Our dishwasher is the latest model (=newest design) .

▪ the 2.8 litre V6 model

4.) ¦(DESCRIPTION)¦

a computer representation or scientific description of something

model of

▪ Scientists are building computer models of the ocean currents.

5.) ¦(SOMEBODY/SOMETHING TO COPY)¦

someone or something which people want to copy because they are successful or have good qualities

model for

▪ It served as a model for other cities.

▪ He used English medieval architecture as his model.

role model

(=someone that you try to copy because they have qualities you would like to have)

▪ Good teachers can act as positive role models .

6.) model of efficiency/virtue etc

someone or something that has a lot of a good quality

▪ She was a model of honesty and decency.

7.) ¦(ART)¦

someone who is employed by an artist or photographer to be painted or photographed

model ²

model² adj

1.) model aircraft/train/car etc

a small copy of an aircraft, train etc, especially one that a child can play with or put together from separate parts

▪ He spent hours playing with his model railway.

▪ She builds model aeroplanes in her spare time.

2.) model wife/employee/student etc

a wife, ↑employee (=worker) etc who is considered to be good because they do everything they should

= ↑exemplary

▪ His lawyers tried to show him as a model husband and father.

3.) model prison/farm/school etc

a prison etc that has been specially designed or organized to be as good as possible

model ³

model³ v past tense and past participle modelled present participle modelling BrE past tense and past participle modeled present participle modeling AmE

1.) [I and T]

to wear clothes at a fashion show or in magazine photographs in order to show them to people

▪ She's modeling Donna Karan's fall collection.

▪ Claire modelled for a few years when she was in her twenties.

2.) model yourself on sb

BrE model yourself after sb AmE

to try to be like someone else because you admire them

▪ Jim had always modelled himself on his great hero, Martin Luther King.

3.) be modelled on sth

to be designed in a way that copies another system or way of doing something

▪ Their education system is modelled on the French one.

4.) [T]

to do a computer representation or scientific description of a situation or event

▪ They used a computer to model the possible effects of global warming.

5.) [T]

to make something by shaping clay, wood etc

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