moral

英 [ˈmɒrəl]

美 [ˈmɔːrəl]

adj.  道德的; 道义上的; 道德上的; 品行端正的; 有道德的
n.  品行，道德(尤指性关系方面); 寓意; 教益

复数：morals　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1787 / COCA.1459

习惯用语

adj.

take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground
• 声称自己的论点在道义上占优势
  to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponents' side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better

牛津词典

adj.

• 道德的
  concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour
  1. a moral issue/dilemma/question
     道德方面的议题 / 困境 / 问题
  2. traditional moral values
     传统的道德观念
  3. a decline in moral standards
     道德水准的下降
  4. moral philosophy
     道德哲学
  5. a deeply religious man with a highly developed moral sense
     道德意识极强的笃信宗教的人
  6. The newspapers were full of moral outrage at the weakness of other countries.
     报纸上充斥着对别国弱点的道义上的不满。
• 道义上的；道德上的
  based on your own sense of what is right and fair, not on legal rights or duties
  1. moral responsibility/duty
     道义上的责任 / 义务
  2. Governments have at least a moral obligation to answer these questions.
     政府至少在道义上有责任回应这些问题。
  3. The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do what you think is right) .
     这项工作需要她发挥全部的外交才能和捍卫正义的勇气。
• 品行端正的；有道德的
  following the standards of behaviour considered acceptable and right by most people
  1. He led a very moral life.
     他这个人一向很正派。
  2. a very moral person
     品行非常端正的人
• 能辨别是非的
  able to understand the difference between right and wrong
  1. Children are not naturally moral beings.
     儿童并非天生就能分辨是非。

noun

• 品行，道德（尤指性关系方面）
  standards or principles of good behaviour, especially in matters of sexual relationships
  1. Young people these days have no morals.
     现在的年轻人根本不讲道德。
  2. The play was considered an affront to public morals .
     人们认为这出戏侮辱了公众道德。
  3. a woman of loose morals (= with a low standard of sexual behaviour)
     放荡的女人
• 寓意；教益
  a practical lesson that a story, an event or an experience teaches you
  1. And the moral is that crime doesn't pay.
     寓意就是犯罪得不偿失。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 道德（规范）;品德;品行
  Moralsare principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour.
  1. ...Western ideas and morals...
     西方的思想和道德规范
  2. They have no morals.
     他们没有一点品行。
• ADJ 道德上的;道义上的
  Moralmeans relating to beliefs about what is right or wrong.
  1. She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film.
     她讲述了拍摄这部电影过程中她在道义上所面临的两难选择。
  2. ...matters of church doctrine and moral teaching.
     教会教义和道德教化的事情
  3. ...the moral issues involved in 'playing God'.
     《洛城疑云》中涉及的道德问题
• ADJ （勇气或职责）道义上的;基于道德规范的
  Moralcourage or duty is based on what you believe is right or acceptable, rather than on what the law says should be done.
  1. The Government had a moral, if not a legal duty to pay compensation.
     政府即使没有法律责任，在道义上也有责任来赔偿。
  2. ...his moral courage and sane defence of his philosophy.
     他的道德勇气和对自己观点明智的辩护
• ADJ-GRADED 有道德的;品行端正的
  Amoralperson behaves in a way that is believed by most people to be good and right.
  1. The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people.
     进入委员会的人要品行端正，有文化，有能力。
• ADJ (支持)道义上的，精神上的
  If you give someonemoralsupport, you encourage them in what they are doing by expressing approval.
  1. Moral as well as financial support was what the West should provide.
     西方国家应该提供道义支持和经济援助。
• N-COUNT (由故事、事件引出的)道德训诫，寓意
  The moralof a story or event is what you learn from it about how you should or should not behave.
  1. I think the moral of the story is let the buyer beware...
     我想这个故事的寓意是提醒购物者当心。
  2. The moral is that, once cooked, they look the same and taste every bit as good.
     由此可知，烹饪后，它们的味道和品相都别无二致。
• moral victory→ see:victory

英英释义

noun

• the significance of a story or event
  1. the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor
  Synonym:lesson

adj

• concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
  1. moral sense
  2. a moral scrutiny
  3. a moral lesson
  4. a moral quandary
  5. moral convictions
  6. a moral life
• psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
  1. a moral victory
  2. moral support

双语例句

• Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
  目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。
• The issue raises a moral dilemma.
  这个问题引发了一个道德上的两难抉择。
• He considered that there were, in these developments, the seeds of a new moral order.
  他认为在这些事态发展中包蕴着一种新的道德秩序的萌芽。
• This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint
  从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。
• The Republicans took the moral high ground with the message that they were best equipped to manage the authority
  共和党人传达了这样一种信息，即他们最有资格管理政府，从而在道义上占了上风。
• NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.
  北约国家被迫正视基本的道德问题。
• We stood up to the West, and that's a moral victory.
  我们勇敢反抗了西方强权，这是一种精神上的胜利。
• She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film.
  她讲述了拍摄这部电影过程中她在道义上所面临的两难选择。
• They asked her some searching questions on moral philosophy and logic.
  他们深入询问了她一些有关伦理学和逻辑学的问题。
• She depicted the interior life of human beings, and particularly their moral stresses and strains.
  她描写人类的内心生活，尤其是他们所承受的道德压力。