morale

英 [mə'rɑːl] 美 [mə'ræl]

• n. 士气；斗志；道德准则

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]士气；斗志

   the condition of courage,determination and pride in the minds of a person,team,army,etc.;level of confidence

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 士气
2. 道德（准则）
3. 品行
4. 民心
5. 风纪
6. 信念
7. 精神（状态）
8. 信心
9. 道义
10. 情绪
11. 斗志

英英释义

Noun:

1. a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

2. the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They bolstered their morale by singing.
   他们以唱歌来鼓舞士气。
2. They sang songs to keep their morale up.
   他们唱　歌以保持高昂的士气。
3. We'll soon attack the enemy together. Keep up your morale, soldier!
   我们就要会剿敌军了，同志们要保持斗志啊。
4. A sincere compliment boosts one's morale.
   由衷的称赞可鼓舞一个人的精神。
5. As a Puritan, he is strict in moral and religion.
   作为清教徒，他的道德和宗教观念都很严格。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The past 15 months have destroyed morale.
   过去的15个月使人泄气。
2. Our firm's morale has reached new low.
   我们公司的士气已下降到了新低点。

经典引文

• Sight of a new uniform and..fresh men at the front would restore their morale.

  出自： E. Roosevelt

• She gave me a..majestic half-smile. It boosted my morale.

  出自： Z. Tomin

词汇搭配

• kill the morale 使士气低落
• employee morale 雇员士气
• group morale 团体士气

近反义词

【近义词】

• enthusiasm 热情
• spirit 精神
• confidence 信任
• self-esteem 自尊
• self-confidence 自信
• spirits 精力
• drive 开车
• assurance 保证，担保
• optimism 乐观
• determination 决心
• team spirit 合作精神
• esprit de corps 团体精神