{
    "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."
}