mood
/muːd/ (bre, ipa) · /muːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmüd/ (ame, mw)
mood — noun
- moodsingular
- moodsplural
1. your emotional state at a given moment, especially one that lasts for a few hour
your emotional state at a given moment, especially one that lasts for a few hours or a day — for example, waking up feeling cheerful or gloomy.
Liang has been in a cheerful mood all morning since he heard the good news.
in a cheerful mood — adjective describing temporary feeling
The rainy weather put me in a gloomy mood for the rest of the afternoon.
Paloma's mood shifts quickly; one moment she is laughing, and the next she is quiet.
A long walk in the park helped improve Cyrus's mood after a stressful week.
A hot bowl of soup and a blanket are what my mood needs right now.
文法句型
in a/an [adjective] mood
mood + verb
常見錯誤
2. a short period when someone is easily irritated, angry, or impatient, often with
a short period when someone is easily irritated, angry, or impatient, often without a clear reason.
Vivek was in a mood all morning and snapped at everyone who spoke to him.
be in a mood — fixed phrase for being irritable
Lien warned her brother not to upset their mother, who was clearly in a mood.
The toddler's mood passed as quickly as it came, and soon he was laughing.
When Hyun is in a mood, he prefers to be alone until he calms down.
文法句型
be in a mood
in one of your moods
用法筆記
The phrase 'in a mood' (without a descriptive adjective) specifically means irritable or bad-tempered, not just any emotional state. 'In one of your moods' is more emphatic and suggests this happens regularly.
常見錯誤
3. the shared emotional tone across a team, audience, or crowd, or the general feel
the shared emotional tone across a team, audience, or crowd, or the general feeling within a particular setting — such as the tension in a meeting room or the excitement at a sports stadium.
The mood at the town hall meeting was tense after the mayor announced budget cuts.
the mood (at a place) was [adjective] — describing atmosphere
Yasmin could feel the excited mood of the crowd as the band walked on stage.
A mood of cautious optimism spread through the office after the company's profits rose.
The national mood turned somber after the news of the earthquake reached the capital.
- atmosphere
emphasises the environment; 'mood' emphasises shared feeling
- spirit
often more positive and energetic than mood
- climate
more long-term and abstract; 'political climate' vs 'political mood'
文法句型
the mood + preposition
a mood of [noun]
用法筆記
This sense is used for a group or place, not for an individual's emotions. Common subjects include 'the crowd', 'the nation', 'the room', 'voters', and 'the public'.
常見錯誤
4. a grammatical category of verb forms that shows the speaker's attitude toward an
a grammatical category of verb forms that shows the speaker's attitude toward an action or state — whether it is presented as a fact, a command, a question, a wish, or a hypothetical situation.
In English, the subjunctive mood is used to express wishes or hypothetical situations.
the subjunctive/indicative/imperative mood — naming grammatical categories
Andrei's teacher explained the difference between the indicative and imperative moods using simple sentences.
The conditional mood often appears in clauses that begin with the word 'if'.
Jabari finds the subjunctive mood confusing because his first language does not use it.
文法句型
the [adjective] mood
mood of a verb
用法筆記
This is a technical grammar term. The three moods most commonly taught to learners are the indicative (for facts), imperative (for commands), and subjunctive (for wishes or hypotheticals). In some frameworks, the conditional is also treated as a mood.