| 单词 | mood |
| 释义 | moodmood /mud/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1HOW YOU FEEL [countable] the way you feel at a particular time: in a mood You’re in a good mood this morning! The traffic put me in a lousy mood (=made me feel annoyed or angry). I’m not really in a party mood.► see thesaurus at feeling12HOW PEOPLE FEEL [singular] the way a group of people feels about something or about life in general: Back at the Fernandez house, the mood was glum.mood of The bill appeals to the anti-government mood of the voters.3be in a mood to feel unhappy, impatient, or angry, and to refuse to speak normally to other people: Don’t talk to her. She’s in one of her moods today.4be/feel in the mood (for something) to want to do something or feel that you would enjoy doing something: I’m in the mood for Mexican food tonight.5be in no mood for something (also be in no mood to do something) to not want to do something, or be determined not to do something: The boss is in no mood for compromise on this point. La Russo was in no mood to discuss the incident.6OF A PLACE, BOOK, ETC. [countable usually singular] the way that a place, event, book, movie, etc. makes you feel: Candles will help set the mood for a romantic evening.7GRAMMAR [countable, uncountable] eng. lang. arts one of the sets of verb forms in grammar such as the indicative (=expressing a fact or action), the imperative (=expressing a command), or the subjunctive (=expressing a doubt or wish)[Origin: (1-5) Old English mod mind, courage]COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectivesa good mood He was in a good mood when he got home from work.a bad mood The news had put her in a bad mood.a positive/upbeat/confident/optimistic etc. mood At the beginning of the negotiations, he was in a confident mood.a festive/party/holiday mood (=a happy mood in which you want to enjoy a holiday or party) The fans were in a festive mood after their team won the championship.a dark mood (=bad and depressed) Clara had been falling into dark moods, and I was worried about her.a foul mood (=very bad and angry) Watch what you say; he’s in a foul mood.a somber mood (=serious and sad) His death has put the country in a somber mood.the general mood (=the mood of a group of people) One soldier expressed the general mood of fear and failure in a letter home.the public/national mood (=the mood of the people in a country) The public mood was one of anger and frustration.mood + nounsmood swings (=changes of mood) Sudden mood swings can be a sign of mental illness.verbssomebody’s mood changes Then his mood changed, and he laughed.somebody’s mood darkens (=becomes worse) Several coworkers said that Harris’s mood had darkened recently, but they did not know why.reflect/capture somebody’s mood (=show what someone is feeling) His comments reflected the national mood.put somebody in a mood (=make someone feel a particular way) Exercise always puts me in a better mood.match/suit somebody’s mood The terrible weather matched her mood.improve/lighten/brighten somebody’s mood (=make someone feel happier) The sun was streaming in the window, but it did nothing to lighten his mood.boost/lift somebody’s mood (=make someone feel happier) Exercise can help to lift your mood. |
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