mode

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mode /məʊd $ moʊd/ AWL noun [countableC]

1 formalWAY/MANNER a particular way or style of behaving, living, or doing something 方式，方法，做法

mode of

the most efficient mode of transport

最高效的运输方式

They have a relaxed mode of life that suits them well.

他们过着悠闲的生活，很适合他们。

Western modes of thought

西方人的思维模式

► see thesaurus at method

2 technicalTD a particular way in which a machine or piece of equipment can operate 〔机器、设备的〕运行方式，状态，模式

Set the monitor to 256 colour mode.

把显示器调成256色彩模式。

To get out of the ‘auto’ mode on the camera, turn the knob to ‘M’.

将按钮转到M，可退出相机的“自动”模式。

3 be in work mode/holiday mode etc informalMOOD to have a particular feeling or way of thinking or behaving, because of the situation you are in 处于工作气氛/休假气氛等

With only minutes to go, we were now in panic mode.

只剩下几分钟时间了，我们此刻惶恐不安。

4 be the mode formalDC to be fashionable at a particular time 流行，时兴

Long skirts were then the mode.

长裙当时很时兴。

Examples from the Corpus

be the mode• Another dimension to consider is the mode of power expression in the organization.• The Spirit mediated in evangelism, is the mode of the kingdom's presence among men until the return of the King.• Cursive script is the mode in which a person normally writes text but is more difficult still to recognise automatically.• The Spirit is the mode of the divine indwelling.• What are the modes of reasoning of the particular epistemic community? 5.

5. technicalAPM one of various systems of arranging notes in music, such as major and minor in Western music 〔音乐的〕调式

→ à la mode , modish

Examples from the Corpus

mode• In the late 20th century, we have more choices about modes of living.• Perform combination techniques on the move so that you are able to work effectively in a retreating as well as an advancing mode.• Especially this year, when it has scarcely rained, and everyone is in full athletic mode seven days a week.• The optimized compiler has a blended mode option for applications that will run on 80486 and Pentium boxes as well as a Pentium-only mode.• The dominance of the dominant mode must be legitimated.• The car features an economy driving mode.• In use, I tried most of the exposure modes.• Metaphor is the dominant structuring mechanism of the novels, stylized transcription of consciousness their fictional mode.• Closely related to the irons in mode of origin are stony-irons, which make up about 2 percent of all falls.• The agencies dealing with business and corporate elites tend to employ a more co-operative mode than those dealing with the poor.• To put the VCR in record mode you press record and play simultaneously.• Commercial airlines have the lowest accident rate of all transportation modes.

mode of transport• The theory that talk is a mode of transport sounds rather strange.• His heirs developed the business to adapt to changing modes of transport.• The following table shows how many litres of petrol per 100 passenger kilometres different modes of transport consume.• Such situations often occur when people make a particular journey between two places by more than one mode of transport.• He is right to emphasise the general safety level of the railways, which compares favourably with all other modes of transport.• This line of argument is never applied to other modes of transport - and could have interesting results if it were!• There were several stations in Colombo and for many years the principal mode of transport within the city was the train.• We assessed the conditions in which vaccines were transported in Birmingham during the summer and surveyed the modes of transport used.

From Longman Business Dictionary

modemode /məʊdmoʊd/ noun

1[countableC] a way or means of doing something

mode of

susbsidies that support environmentally-friendly modes of transport such as cycling

traditional modes of communication

→ mode of payment

2[countableC, uncountableU] the way in which a machine operates when it is doing a particular job

When put in playback mode, the machine reproduces the actions previously performed by the operator.

3[singular]STATISTICS the number that appears most often in a set of numbers

Origin mode

(1300-1400) Latin modus “measure, way”

mode noun

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