- [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 ExamplesTheir 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. 每个人都被归入相同的模式。 Try to get out of this mode of thinking. 试着走出这种思维模式。 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
- …
- [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. 你也可以在双人模式下使用这个电脑游戏。
Extra ExamplesMost 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
- …
- [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 ExamplesThey'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，但语气不那么咄咄逼人。
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
- …
- [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 ExamplesHe 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? 你觉得她的穿着方式怎么样？
- [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
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mathematics 数学 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.