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

• 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。
• 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。
• It was amazing what a morale booster her visits proved
  令人惊诧的是，她的访问大大鼓舞了士气。
• This win has been a great morale booster.
  这次获胜是一次巨大的精神鼓舞。
• Increased job satisfaction and morale among employees.
  提高员工的工作满意度和士气；
• The unexpected win boosted the team's morale.
  意外的胜利鼓舞了全队的士气。
• 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。
• His death dealt a severe blow to the army's morale.
  他的死严重打击了军队的士气。
• Sustained by this wonderful breakfast, it was with restored morale that we re-boarded our plane.
  这顿丰盛的早餐补充了我们的体力，我们又精神焕发地登上了飞机。
• The army recovered its morale and fighting power.
  这支军队恢复了士气和战斗力。