词组 | mood |
释义 | mood /muːd/ noun the way you feel at a particular timeadjectivesa good/cheerful mood (=happy) You’re in a good mood this morning!a bad mood (=angry) The news had put her in a bad mood.a foul mood (=very angry) Watch what you say; he’s in a foul mood.a black mood BrE (=very angry or sad) His earlier black mood seemed to have gone.a confident/optimistic mood He started the game in a confident mood.a relaxed mood She was clearly in a relaxed mood as she chatted to friends.a festive mood (=a mood in which you want to enjoy yourself and celebrate something) The fans were in a festive mood after their team won the championship.a sombre mood BrE a somber mood AmE (=serious and rather sad) His death has put the country in a sombre 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.the prevailing mood (=the one that exists in a group of people at a particular time) The prevailing mood in the country was optimistic.mood + verbssb’s mood changes Suddenly his mood changed, and he laughed.sb’s mood improves By the next morning, her mood had improved.verbs + moodmatch/suit sb’s mood (=be like someone’s mood) The terrible weather matched their mood.reflect/capture sb’s mood (=show what someone is feeling) His comments reflected the national mood.lighten/lift sb’s mood (=make someone feel happier) The sun was streaming in the window, but it did nothing to lighten his mood.dampen sb’s mood (=make someone feel less happy) The thought that the holiday would end soon dampened her mood.gauge sb’s mood (=try to decide what someone’s mood is) He looked at her for a moment, trying to gauge her mood.mood + nounsmood swings (=sudden changes of mood) Sudden mood swings can be a sign of mental illness.prepositionsin a good/confident etc mood John arrived for his interview in a confident mood.phrasesa mood of optimism/despair/excitement etc There is a new mood of optimism.a change of mood Michael underwent one of his sudden changes of mood.the mood of the time/moment (=the way people in general feel at a particular time) The movie captured the mood of the moment.be in the mood (for sth) (=feel like doing something) I don’t want to go to the party. I’m not in the mood. |
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