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

• The morale of the troops is high.
  战士们士气高昂。
• The news is good for the team's morale.
  这消息对提高全队的士气大有好处。
• The morale of our troops was greatly boosted.
  我军士气大振。
• And might it at the same time restore its own reputation and morale?
  同时它可能恢复自己的名誉和士气吗？
• Morale should be boosted, not dampened.
  气可鼓而不可泄。
• The terrible defeat has shaken the army morale.
  那次惨败动摇了这支部队的士气。
• 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。
• They hope to boost the morale of their troops.
  他们希望提升部队的士气。
• This will certainly have negative effects upon developer productivity and morale.
  这毫无疑问会给开发人员的生产力和士气带来负面影响。
• Troop morale has been greatly boosted.
  军心大振。