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{ "term": "model", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a copy of something, usually smaller than the original object", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **working model** *(= one in which the parts move)* of a fire engine" }, { "text": "I used to build model aeroplanes." }, { "text": "The architect had produced a **scale model** of the proposed shopping complex." }, { "text": "They have a working model of a water mill." }, { "text": "She made a fantastic clay model of her dog." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["full-scale", "scale", "three-dimensional"], "verb + model": ["assemble", "build", "construct"], "model + noun": ["aeroplane", "airplane", "car"], "preposition": ["model of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "something such as a text or a system that can be used as an example for other people to copy", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Look at the writing model on page 58." }, { "text": "a model text/essay" }, { "text": "The nation's constitution provided a model that other countries followed." }, { "text": "Different funding models are used in schools." }, { "text": "The plans serve as a model for future housing developments." }, { "text": "Successful schools must be used as models for the rest." }, { "text": "The audio provides a model for students to copy." }, { "text": "They offer an alternative model of married life." }, { "text": "The book fits the classic model of a postmodern narrative." }, { "text": "He proposes a leadership model based upon vision and strategy." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "role"], "verb + model": ["give somebody", "present", "propose"], "model + noun": ["citizen", "pupil", "student"], "preposition": ["model of", "model for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a person or thing that is considered an excellent example of something", "labels": "(approving)", "examples": [ { "text": "It was a model of clarity." }, { "text": "He's a model student." }, { "text": "a model farm *(= one that has been specially designed to work well)*" }, { "text": "She was a model of restraint." }, { "text": "Her essay was a model of clarity." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "role"], "verb + model": ["give somebody", "present", "propose"], "model + noun": ["citizen", "pupil", "student"], "preposition": ["model of", "model for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a person whose job is to wear and show new styles of clothes and be photographed wearing them", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She had a successful career as a **fashion model**." }, { "text": "He was a former **male model** who became a movie star." } ], "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion", "Jobs"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["artist’s", "glamour/glamor", "photographic"], "verb + model": ["photograph", "pose", "shoot"], "model + verb": [ "pose for somebody/something", "sit for somebody/something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a person who is employed to be painted, drawn, photographed, etc. by an artist or photographer", "examples": [ { "text": "The model sits for me for three hours every day." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["artist’s", "glamour/glamor", "photographic"], "verb + model": ["photograph", "pose", "shoot"], "model + verb": [ "pose for somebody/something", "sit for somebody/something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a particular design or type of product", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The latest models will be on display at the motor show." }, { "text": "Later that year, IBM released a similar model at a lower price." }, { "text": "They do several other models of washing machine." }, { "text": "They're recalling their new model for modifications to the engine." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["de luxe", "luxury", "popular"], "verb + model": ["do", "make", "produce"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a way of running a business, based on a particular way of getting the money you need and identifying and reaching your customers; a type of business model", "sensetop": "under a… model", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They may abandon the traditional cooperative model." }, { "text": "Under a subscription model, consumers will typically pay a monthly fee to access the online library.", "contextForm": "under a… model" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a simple description of a system, used for explaining how something works or calculating what might happen, etc.", "sensetop": "according to a model", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the standard economic model of supply and demand" }, { "text": "to propose/construct/test a model" }, { "text": "She developed a **computer model** to help farmers with pest control." }, { "text": "a **mathematical model** for determining the safe level of pesticides in food" }, { "text": "According to this model, by the middle of the century temperatures will rise by 1–3℃.", "contextForm": "according to a model" }, { "text": "We follow a simple accounting model." }, { "text": "Most studies applied the theoretical model developed by Dornsbusch." }, { "text": "The data stopped fitting our model at this point." }, { "text": "The model predicts no change in quality or price." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɒdl/", "audio": "mo/model/model__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːdl/", "audio": "mo/model/model__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (denoting a set of plans of a building): from French modelle, from Italian modello, from an alteration of Latin modulus ‘measure’, diminutive of modus." }