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TOEFL BNC: 5631 COCA: 7507

morale

mo·rale /məˈrɑːl $ məˈræl/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU]  
MOODCONFIDENTthe level of confidence and positive feelings that people have, especially people who work together, who belong to the same team etc 士气，斗志；精神面貌
 A win is always good for morale.
胜利总是可以鼓舞士气。
low/high morale
 low staff morale
低落的员工士气
 The failed coup caused a loss of morale within the army.
政变未遂挫伤了军队的士气。
boost/raise/improve/build morale
 There is a need to raise morale in the teaching profession.
教育界需要提高士气。
 the prince’s morale-boosting (=intended to raise morale) mission to the war-torn country
王子去这个饱受战争磨难的国家鼓舞士气的使命
maintain/keep up/restore morale
 The media feels pressure to keep the morale of the country up in war time.
媒体感到必须要保持国人在战时的士气。
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
raise/improve morale
The special meetings were intended to raise morale.
boost/bolster morale (=improve morale)
The wins have boosted team morale.
keep up/maintain morale (=keep morale high)
It was becoming difficult to keep up the morale of the troops.
affect morale (=have an effect on morale, usually to make it worse)
The uncertainty has badly affected morale.
lower/damage morale
We need to avoid damaging people's morale.
sap morale (=to gradually lower morale)
Knowing it was all pointless sapped my morale.
destroy morale
The possibility of big job cuts was destroying morale.
restore morale (=make people confident and positive again)
The new manager realized that his first job would be to restore morale.
be good/bad for morale
Well-deserved praise is always good for morale.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + morale
high/good
Morale among the staff was high.
low/poor
The pay levels have resulted in low morale within the company.
shaky (=morale that could easily become low)
The team's morale is shaky after their series of losses.
sagging morale (=when people are getting less confident and positive)
He did his best to boost the sagging morale of the civil service.
staff/team morale
Positive feedback is good for staff morale.
morale + NOUN
a morale booster/boost (=something that improves morale)
A letter from home was always a morale booster.
morale problems (=when the morale of a group is low)
A lack of information can cause morale problems.
phrases
a lack/loss of morale
Rising sickness levels among your employees may show a loss of morale.
Examples from the Corpus
morale• Morale among the soldiers has been low.• Morale in the sales division is high.• Trying to raise efficiency and morale without first setting this structure to rights is like trying to lay bricks without mortar.• In my opinion, the relative rigidity and compartmentalization of the program made for lowered technical efficiency and morale.• Prior appears dedicated to boosting morale.• No other key to good morale was as important.• White House morale was very low.• An inadequate person in a job can lead to a sharp fall in morale or sales.• Employees have complained about low morale.• They sang songs to keep up their morale until the rescuers arrived.
low/high morale• Most here spoke of good spirit and high morale.• Fourth, decentralized institutions generate higher morale, more commitment, and greater productivity.• Mission-driven organizations have higher morale than rule-driven organizations.• A more recent report from the Department of Social Security indicated low morale and a lack of confidence in the organisation.• Unhappy lawyers mean low morale and higher staff turnover.• The highest levels of low morale were in the Northern region.• On surveying the organizational ranks, they see only low morale, divisiveness, cynicism, and dulled thinking.• They had at their disposal a very powerful light infan-try army with experienced officers and very high morale.
From Longman Business Dictionary
moralemo·rale /məˈrɑːlməˈræl/ noun [uncountableU]
HUMAN RESOURCESthe level of confidence and positive feelings among a group of people who work together
The poor working conditions have an adverse effect on staff morale.
Origin morale
(1700-1800) French moral, from Latin moralis; → MORAL1
mo·rale noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL BNC: 5631 COCA: 7507
morale

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MORALE | MORALE + VERB | MORALE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤good, high良好的精神面貌；高昂的士氣◇Morale is very high in the school.該校師生精神振奮。➤low, poor低落的士氣➤national國民的精神面貌➤employee, faculty, staff職工的／全體教師的／全體職員的精神面貌➤civilian, troop民眾的／軍隊的士氣➤team團隊士氣VERB + MORALE➤affect, be bad for, be damaging to, damage, hit, hurt, lower, sap, undermine影響士氣；對士氣不利；打擊士氣；削弱士氣◇These unfortunate incidents sapped both our morale and our resources.這些不幸的事件既消磨了大家的士氣，又破壞了我們的資源。➤be good for, bolster, boost, build, do wonders for, help, improve, lift, raise, restore有助於提升士氣；提高士氣；鼓舞士氣；恢復士氣◇measures designed to boost the morale of the police旨在鼓舞警察士氣的措施➤keep up, maintain保持／維持士氣◇The bonus helped maintain morale among the staff.發放獎金有助於保持員工的工作熱情。➤destroy破壞士氣MORALE + VERB➤improve士氣提高➤decline, plummet, suffer士氣衰落／驟降／受挫➤be at rock bottom, hit rock bottom (both especially BrE) 士氣降到最低點MORALE + NOUN➤boost, booster對士氣的鼓舞；鼓舞士氣的東西◇Mail from home is a great morale booster for our soldiers.對我們的士兵來說，家書可以大大鼓舞他們的士氣。➤issue, problem士氣問題◇The army has a major morale problem.軍隊面臨着重大的士氣問題。PREPOSITION➤morale among⋯中的精神面貌◇Morale among nurses is suffering.護士們的精神面貌不佳。PHRASES➤a crisis of morale, a loss of morale士氣危機／喪失
TOEFL BNC: 5631 COCA: 7507
morale noun
⇨ mood
TOEFL BNC: 5631 COCA: 7507
morale
Feelings of pleasure and excitement: pleasure, excitement, enthusiasm...

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