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noun məʊmoʊ British informal A short period of time. 〈非正式,主英〉顷刻,瞬间 稍等片刻! Synonyms little while, short time, bit, minute, second, instant, split second
OriginLate 19th century: abbreviation of moment. Rhymesaglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, status quo, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou ˌɛmˈəʊˌɛmˈoʊ The chemical element molybdenum.
nounPlural MOsˌɛmˈəʊˌɛmˈoʊ The way a particular person tends to do things. his MO isn't prescribing the solution but sparking more questions Connor can't figure out the killer's MO Example sentencesExamples - A team which plays offensively as the Yanks do may find it tough to change their MO during playoff time.
- Balderson's MO was creating competitive teams on low payrolls.
- He will say insulting things because that's kinda been his MO.
- Notice his MO - laugh at the question, demean the questioner, shout invective, back his position with " I have studied", and then shut it down without providing any evidence from his extensive research.
- Their MO is to provoke, then make you feel you have no reason to react - and it's all your fault to begin with!
- His behavior with court officials indicates his MO: threats and intimidation if he doesn't get his way.
- That is not the Ray's MO at all.
- His MO is to stop crimes before they occur.
- Anyway my MO for dealing with illness is to take time off immediately and for a day longer than I think I need it.
- Making dumb jokes when my friends need sympathy/listening/understanding is pretty much my MO.
Origin1950s: abbreviation of modus operandi. abbreviationˌɛmˈəʊˌɛmˈoʊ 1Computing (of a disk or disk drive) magneto-optical. 2Medical Officer. that looks nasty—better go and see the MO 3Missouri (in official postal use). nounmōmoʊ British informal A short period of time. 〈非正式,主英〉顷刻,瞬间 稍等片刻! Synonyms little while, short time, bit, minute, second, instant, split second
OriginLate 19th century: abbreviation of moment. ˌɛmˈoʊˌemˈō The chemical element molybdenum.
nounˌɛmˈoʊˌemˈō The way a particular person tends to do things. his MO isn't prescribing the solution but sparking more questions Connor can't figure out the killer's MO Example sentencesExamples - His behavior with court officials indicates his MO: threats and intimidation if he doesn't get his way.
- Their MO is to provoke, then make you feel you have no reason to react - and it's all your fault to begin with!
- He will say insulting things because that's kinda been his MO.
- Notice his MO - laugh at the question, demean the questioner, shout invective, back his position with " I have studied", and then shut it down without providing any evidence from his extensive research.
- Making dumb jokes when my friends need sympathy/listening/understanding is pretty much my MO.
- A team which plays offensively as the Yanks do may find it tough to change their MO during playoff time.
- His MO is to stop crimes before they occur.
- That is not the Ray's MO at all.
- Anyway my MO for dealing with illness is to take time off immediately and for a day longer than I think I need it.
- Balderson's MO was creating competitive teams on low payrolls.
Origin1950s: abbreviation of modus operandi. abbreviationˌɛmˈoʊˌemˈō 1Computing (of a disk or disk drive) magneto-optical. 2Medical Officer. that looks nasty—better go and see the MO 3Missouri (in official postal use). |