mode

noun

OPAL W

/məʊd/

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[countable] a particular way of doing something; a particular type of something
- a mode of communication
- a mode of behaviour
- environment-friendly modes of transport
Extra Examples
- Their main mode of subsistence is hunting.
- Try using some other mode of organization.
- Walking was his preferred mode of travel.
- Everyone is categorized in the same mode.
- Try to get out of this mode of thinking.
- Under feudalism, the dominant mode of production was based on the ownership of land.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
verb + mode
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
preposition
- in…mode
- mode of
phrases
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
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[countable, uncountable] the way in which a piece of equipment is set to perform a particular task
- Switch the camera into the automatic mode.
- You can also use this computer game in two-player mode.
see also safe mode, sleep mode
Extra Examples
- Most digital cameras have an automatic mode.
- Switch from ‘receive’ mode to ‘transmit’ mode.
- The machine is in its ‘suspend’ mode.
- The phone displays a clock when in standby mode.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
verb + mode
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
preposition
- in…mode
- mode of
phrases
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] a particular way of feeling or behaving
- to be in holiday mode
Extra Examples
- They're in crisis mode at the moment.
- He continued, but in a less aggressive mode.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
verb + mode
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
preposition
- in…mode
- mode of
phrases
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
See full entry
[countable, usually singular] a particular style or fashion in clothes, art, etc.
- a pop video made by a director who really understands the mode
see also à la mode, modish
Extra Examples
- He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.
- What do you think of her mode of dress?
[singular] (specialist) a set of notes in music that form a scale
- major/minor mode
[singular] (mathematics) the value that appears most frequently in a series of numbers

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.

单词	mode
释义	mode noun OPAL W /məʊd/ /məʊd/ jump to other results [countable] a particular way of doing something; a particular type of something a mode of communication a mode of behaviour environment-friendly modes of transport Extra Examples Their main mode of subsistence is hunting. Try using some other mode of organization. Walking was his preferred mode of travel. Everyone is categorized in the same mode. Try to get out of this mode of thinking. Under feudalism, the dominant mode of production was based on the ownership of land. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective normal traditional usual … verb + mode adopt use enter … preposition in…mode mode of phrases a mode of address a mode of communication a mode of expression … See full entry [countable, uncountable] the way in which a piece of equipment is set to perform a particular task Switch the camera into the automatic mode. You can also use this computer game in two-player mode. see also safe mode, sleep mode Extra Examples Most digital cameras have an automatic mode. Switch from ‘receive’ mode to ‘transmit’ mode. The machine is in its ‘suspend’ mode. The phone displays a clock when in standby mode. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective normal traditional usual … verb + mode adopt use enter … preposition in…mode mode of phrases a mode of address a mode of communication a mode of expression … See full entry [uncountable, countable] a particular way of feeling or behaving to be in holiday mode Extra Examples They're in crisis mode at the moment. He continued, but in a less aggressive mode. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective normal traditional usual … verb + mode adopt use enter … preposition in…mode mode of phrases a mode of address a mode of communication a mode of expression … See full entry [countable, usually singular] a particular style or fashion in clothes, art, etc. a pop video made by a director who really understands the mode see also à la mode, modish Extra Examples He had no intention of changing his mode of attire. What do you think of her mode of dress? [singular] (specialist) a set of notes in music that form a scale major/minor mode [singular] (mathematics) the value that appears most frequently in a series of numbers 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.
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