| 词组 | mod |
| 释义 | mod Theme: FASHIONABLE mod. contemporary and fashionable in clothing and ideas.Your clothes are mod, but you're just a plain, old-fashioned prude.Your mod friends might appreciate this article in the paper. mod noun 1 a member of the 1960s youth cult that is characterised by its detailed dress sense and use of motor-scooters. Abbreviated from 'modernist'. Wittily defined in the 6th edition of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 1967, as 'a teenager unable to afford a motorcycle, and doing his damnedest with a scooter' and pedantically riposted by David Holloway, who writes in his review of the dictionary: '"Mods" ride scooters because the machines protect their clothes[.]' 'Mod' survives in C21 as a convenient music genre, and as small living-history groups who dressup in period costumes, ride scooters and dance to music marketed as 'Mod' UK, 1960. 2 in computing, a modification US, 1991. 3 a percent sign (%) on a computer keyboard US, 1991 (with) all mod cons(With) all the amenities of a pleasant and comfortable dwelling. "Mod cons" is an abbreviation for "modern conveniences." Primarily heard in UK. Come on, Mom, can we stay at a place with all mod cons for once? Or at least one where the power isn't constantly going off? mod poser1. Someone who tries to appear modern (hence "mod") and trendy by dressing in fashionable clothes. He spends so much time and money on his appearance to project this hip façade, but he's just a mod poser. 2. Someone who pretends to be a moderator, or acts as if they have the authority of one, in an online forum or community. I was playing against this guy online last night who was a total mod poser—he kept threatening to ban my account just because he kept losing to me. (with) all mod ˈcons(British English, informal) used to describe a house or flat/apartment that has all the things that make living there easier and more comfortable, for example a washing machine, a shower, etc: From the outside it looks rather old, but inside it’s got all mod cons — even a microwave oven.We want a campsite with all mod cons.This phrase is a short form of ‘modern conveniences’. mod(mɑd) mod. contemporary and fashionable in clothing and ideas. Your clothes are mod, but you’re just a plain, old-fashioned prude. mod poser(ˈmɑd ˈpozɚ) n. someone who looks mod in dress only. (Collegiate.) Tiffany is such a mod poser. At home it’s jeans and a T-shirt. |
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