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words and sounds of cockney speech (= a way of speaking
typical of the East End of London) (
)
ftjffeSfcAEnW: She speaks in this ridiculous mockney
accent. A IXAW P
mock turtle 'soup noun [U] a type of soup made from the head of a young cow,
which is supposed to taste like soup made from turtles
'mock-up noun a model or a copy of
sth, often the same size as it, that is used for testing, or for showing people
what the real thing will look like MOD /,em eu 'di:; NAmE 00/
abbr. Ministry of Defence (the government department in
Britain that is responsible for defence) ( )
Hl^fiifp
mod /mod;
NAmE maid/ noun a member of a group
of young people, especially in Britain in the 1960s, who wore neat, fashionable
clothes and rode motor scooters 20 60
in, ) — compare rocker(3)
modal /'maudl;
NAmE 'moudl/ (also modal ‘verb,
modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb) noun (grammar i§?£) a verb such as can, may or will that is used with
another verb (not a modal) to express possibility, permission, intention, etc.
'I# M 5ft ( iU can , may A will#, h Mm
# ) ► modal adj. — compare auxiliary n.( 1)
GRAMMAR POINT
modal verbs
The
modal verbs are can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will and
would. Dare, need, have to and used to also share some of the features of modal
verbs. * can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will would :Bj At# is]0 dare, need, have to ffl used
to iSzjtri3]$J
o
Modal
verbs have only one form. They have no -ing or -ed forms and do not add
-s to the 3rd person singular form. -ing A -ed
flir.A^M^'tMAfin
-s: He can speak three languages.
0 She will try and visit tomorrow. M
Modal
verbs are followed by the infinitive of another verb without to. The exceptions
are ought to and used to. to fS ought
to ft) used to You must find a
job. -
ifrXfto 0 You ought to stop smoking. 0
I used to smoke but I gave up two years
ago. $
m,
Questions
are formed without do/does in the present,
or did in the past.
IE|»Jfu)MftIt>tAffl do/does,
iiAftf A7JJ did: Can I invite Mary? ffcoj❖ Should I have invited Mary?
Negative
sentences are formed with not or the short form -n’t and do not use do/does or
did. not
AMIIlA
-n’t, Affl do/does AdidG You will find more help with how to use
modal verbs at the dictionary entries for each verb. 'Ifj&^friBf^JA
mo dal ity /mau'daelati; NAmEmou'd-/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [c]
(formal) the particular way in which sth exists, is experienced
or is done H2A; #A; A A; They are
researching a different modality of treatment for the
disease. 7&c 2 [U]
{linguistics ift g) the idea
expressed by modals If 3 [C] {biology £) the kind of senses
that the body uses to experience things ^ H A; A:
the visual and
auditory modalities
mod cons fmod ‘kDnz; NAmE ,ma:d ‘karnz/ noun [pi.] {BrE, informal) (especially
in advertisements Afi AA'nj
the things in a house or
flat/apartment that make living there easier and more comfortable
mode /mood; NAmE moud/ noun 1 [C] a particular
way of doing sth; a particular type of sth A A; :
#
A: a mode of communication o a mode of
behaviour fr A H A 0 environment-friendly modes of
transport iTf£§y A 2
[C, U] the way in which a
piece of equipment is set
to perform a particular task ( i£i§r$J ) HA, Switch the camera into the
automatic mode. # M H #L iff 3\ g
sfr ft St& 0 3 [U] a particular way of feeling or behaving ( 'If IlSAflAl .)
: to be in holiday mode @
4
[C, usually sing.] a particular style or
fashion in clothes,
art, etc. (•##, ) J£A, MtS: a pop video
made by a director who really understands the mode &
—see
also A la mode(1), modish 5 [sing.] {technical A ill) a set of notes in
music which form a scale ( i!rA#J
) till A: major/minor
mode
A il /A i^iiHA 6 [sing.] {mathematics $0 the value that
appears most frequently in a series of numbers^# ( )
model Onw /'mDdl; NAmE'maidl/ noun, verb
b noun
►
SMALL COPY If !
1
a copy of sth, usually smaller than
the original object ( ) H31: a
working model (= one in which the parts move) of a fire engine 0 a model aeroplane 1s+JL
iS 0 The architect had produced a
scale model of the proposed shopping complex.
xmr-xmmmo
►
DESIGN i$i+ 2 a particular design
or type of product #
A; iit if; §1: The latest models will be on display at
the motor show, ftfr |# ft .
►
DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM &}&$& 3 a simple description
of a system, used for
explaining how sth works or calculating what might happen, etc. ( A A ?E is A
?&#($ ) H M: a mathematical model for
determining the safe level of pesticides in food A
►
EXAMPLE TO COPY njf/j fiOIT 4 something such as a
system that can be copied by
other people # A; f£$J: The nation’s constitution provided a model that other countries
followed. M*
5
{approving) a person or thing that is considered an
excellent example of sth Hf£;
AM: It was a
model of clarity. 0 a model student
0 a model farm (= one that has been specially designed
to work well) TfCffL'fcM — see also role model
►
FASHION Bt ^ 6 a person whose job
is to wear and
show new styles of clothes
and be photographed wearing them H#JL : a fashion model o a
male model
►
FOR ARTIST £Alc!Kj 7 a person who is
employed to be painted, drawn, photographed, etc. by an artist or photographer
H#JL
■ verb (-II-, NAmE -I-)
►
WORK AS MODEL JL *1 [V] to work as a model for
an artist or in the
fashion industry
►
CLOTHES 2 [VN] to wear clothes
in order to show them to people who might want to buy them ( |aj M
) !*Ff!!<;ltA: The wedding gown is being modelled for us by the designer’s daughter.
►
CREATE COPY %%\\ 3 [VN] to create a
copy of an activity, a situation, etc. so that you can study it before dealing
with the real thing f% $ 'J HTfl simulate: The
program can model a typical home page foryou.
►
CLAY, ETC. 4 [VN] to shape clay, etc. in order to
make sth ( i^±# )
ji&AHM: a
statue modelled in bronze
IJ!l;AVi ‘model yourself on sb to copy the behaviour,
style, etc. of sb you like and respect in order to be like them As a politician, he modelled
himself on Churchill. # A —
‘model sth on/after sth to make sth so that it
looks, works, etc. like sth else H; ffi'ffi: The