mode
noun uk/məʊd/ us/moʊd/
(WAY)
C1 [ C or U ] formal方法；做法；方式
a way of operating, living, or behaving
Each department in the company has its own mode of operation. 这家公司的每一个部门都有自己的运作方式。
Railways are an important mode of transport for the economy. 铁路对经济而言是一种重要的运输方式。
Switch your phone to silent mode. 把你的电话切换到静音模式。
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- He was in full competitive mode that night.
- You should switch the machine to audio mode.
- The company is in cost-cutting mode.
- The mode of suicide reflects the personality of the victim.
- We have yet to identify the mode of contamination.
(MATHEMATICS)
[ C ] mathematics specialized众数（指某一组数字资料中出现次数最多的值）
the number or value that appears most often in a particular set
(FASHION)
be the modeformal （尤指服装）风行，流行
(especially of clothes) to be fashionable at a particular time
Miniskirts were very much the mode in the 60s. 迷你裙在20世纪60年代风靡一时。
See also: à la mode adjective