morale

英 [məˈrɑːl]

美 [məˈræl]

n.  士气

复数：morales　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5631 / COCA.7507

牛津词典

noun

• 士气
  the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
  1. to boost/raise/improve morale
     鼓舞 / 提高士气；增强信心
  2. Morale amongst the players is very high at the moment.
     此刻各选手士气高昂。
  3. Staff are suffering from low morale.
     员工士气低落。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 士气;精神面貌
  Moraleis the amount of confidence and cheerfulness that a group of people have.
  1. Many pilots are suffering from low morale...
     很多飞行员目前士气低落。
  2. They hope to boost the morale of their troops.
     他们希望提升部队的士气。

英英释义

noun

• the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
  Synonym:esprit de corpsteam spirit
• a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

双语例句

• I am sure that we will win the battle; the morale of our troops is very high.
  我确信我们会赢得战争，我军的士气非常高。
• The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.
  自由民主党领导人指责首相鼓舞保守党士气之举根本就是徒劳。
• The crowd boosted the morale of the runners.
  人们为赛跑选手们加油助威。
• This style of incremental development has a positive effect on morale.
  增量开发的这种风格对士气有积极影响。
• The unexpected win boosted the team's morale.
  意外的胜利鼓舞了全队的士气。
• His death dealt a severe blow to the army's morale.
  他的死严重打击了军队的士气。
• But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.
  士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。
• Troop morale has been greatly boosted.
  军心大振。
• We are all very tired and morale is low
  我们大家都非常疲惫，士气低落。
• The news is good for the team's morale.
  这消息对提高全队的士气大有好处。