mode
noun OPAL W
/məʊd/
/məʊd/
- [countable] a particular way of doing something; a particular type of something
方式；风格；样式 - a mode of communication
交流方式 - a mode of behaviour
行为模式 - environment-friendly modes of transport
环保型的运输模式
Extra Examples- Their main mode of subsistence is hunting.
他们主要以打猎为生。 - Try using some other mode of organization.
试试其他的组织形式。 - Walking was his preferred mode of travel.
徒步是他偏爱的旅行方式。 - Everyone is categorized in the same mode.
每个人都被归入同一模式。 - Try to get out of this mode of thinking.
努力摆脱这种思维模式。 - Under feudalism, the dominant mode of production was based on the ownership of land.
在封建制度下，占主导地位的生产方式是以土地所有权为基础的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
- in…mode
- mode of
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
- a mode of communication
- [countable, uncountable] the way in which a piece of equipment is set to perform a particular task
（设备的）模式，工作状态 - Switch the camera into the automatic mode.
将照相机调到自动拍摄模式。 - You can also use this computer game in two-player mode.
您还可以在两人模式下使用此电脑游戏。
Extra Examples- Most digital cameras have an automatic mode.
多数数码相机都有自动模式。 - Switch from ‘receive’ mode to ‘transmit’ mode.
把“接收”模式转换为“传送”模式。 - The machine is in its ‘suspend’ mode.
这台机器处于“暂停”状态。 - The phone displays a clock when in standby mode.
电话在待机状态下显示的是一只钟表。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
- in…mode
- mode of
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
- Switch the camera into the automatic mode.
- [uncountable, countable] a particular way of feeling or behaving
（情感或行为的）状态，状况 - to be in holiday mode
处于假日状态
Extra Examples- They're in crisis mode at the moment.
他们眼下正处在危机状态。 - He continued, but in a less aggressive mode.
他继续说道，但态度不那么激进。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
- in…mode
- mode of
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
- to be in holiday mode
- [countable, usually singular] a particular style or fashion in clothes, art, etc.
（衣着、艺术等的）形式，风格 - a pop video made by a director who really understands the mode
由真正了解流行风格的导演执导的流行音乐录像带
Extra Examples- He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.
他无意改变着装方式。 - What do you think of her mode of dress?
你觉得她的穿衣风格怎么样？
- a pop video made by a director who really understands the mode
- [singular] (specialist) a set of notes in music that form a scale
（音乐的）调式 - major/minor mode
大调／小调调式
- major/minor mode
- [singular] (mathematics) the value that appears most frequently in a series of numbers
众数（一组数字中出现次数最多的数）
Word Originlate Middle English (in the musical and grammatical senses): from Latin modus ‘measure’, from an Indo-European root shared by mete; compare with mood in its grammatical sense.