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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
mode
mode AW [mode modes] BrE [məʊd] NAmE [moʊd] noun 1. countable a particular way of doing sth; a particular type of sth •a mode of communication •a mode of behaviour •environment-friendly modes of transport 2. 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. 3. uncountable a particular way of feeling or behaving •to be in holiday mode 4. 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 5. singular (technical)a set of notes in music which form a ↑scale •major/minor mode 6. singular (mathematics)the value that appears most frequently in a series of numbers Word Origin: late 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. Example Bank: •He had no intention of changing his mode of attire. •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. •Their main mode of subsistence is hunting. •They're in crisis mode at the moment. •Try using some other mode of organization. •Walking was his preferred mode of travel. •Everyone is categorized in the same mode. •He continued, but in a less aggressive mode. •Try to get out of this mode of thinking. •Under feudalism, the dominant mode of production was based on the ownership of land. •What do you think of her mode of dress?
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