mood S3 W3 / mud / 名词

1 way you feel [可数名词] the way you feel at a particular time :

You’re in a good mood this morning!

the general mood of depression in the office

2 be in a mood to feel unhappy, impatient, or angry and to refuse to speak normally to other people :

He’s been in a real mood all day.

Don’t talk to her. She’s in one of her moods (= used about someone who is often unhappy, angry etc ) .

3 be/feel in the mood (for something) to feel that you would like to do something :

We really felt in the mood for a party.

I don’t want to talk about it now. I’m not in the mood.

4 be in no mood for something/to do something to not want to do something, or be determined not to do something :

I was in no mood for a joke.

George was in no mood to be sociable.

5 when the mood takes you at times that are not regular or planned, when you feel that you want to do something :

He used to visit them when the mood took him.

6 way a place or event feels [单数形式] the way that a place, event, book, film etc seems or makes you feel :

The opening shot of dark, rainy streets sets the mood for the whole film.

7 grammar [可数名词] technical one of the sets of 动词 forms in grammar: the indicative (= expressing a fact or action ) , the imperative (= expressing a command ) , the interrogative (= expressing a question ) , or the subjunctive (= expressing a doubt or wish )

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

a 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 confident/optimistic/relaxed etc mood At the beginning of the negotiations, he was in a confident mood.

a holiday/party/festive 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 foul mood (= very bad and angry ) Watch what you say; he’s in a foul mood.

a black mood British English (= very angry or sad ) His earlier black mood seemed to have gone.

a sombre mood British English , a somber mood American English (= serious and slightly 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.

短语

a 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.

mood + NOUN

mood swings (= changes of mood ) Sudden mood swings can be a sign of mental illness.

动词

reflect/capture somebody’s mood (= show what someone is feeling ) His comments reflected the national mood.

match/suit somebody’s mood The terrible weather matched her mood.

lighten somebody’s mood (= make someone feel happier ) The sun was streaming in the window, but it did nothing to lighten his mood.

gauge somebody’s mood (= try to decide what someone’s mood is ) He looked at her for a moment, trying to gauge her mood.

somebody’s mood changes Then his mood changed, and he laughed.

somebody’s mood improves By the next morning, her mood had improved.