moral

adjective

/ˈmɒrəl/

/ˈmɔːrəl/

Idioms

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[only before noun] connected with principles of right and wrong behaviour
- a moral issue/dilemma
- traditional moral values
- a decline in moral standards
- moral and ethical questions
- The basic moral philosophies of most world religions are remarkably similar.
- He was a deeply religious man with a highly developed moral sense.
- The newspapers were full of moral outrage at the weakness of other countries.
Extra Examples
- She's always lamenting what she sees as the decline in moral standards.
- The colonel stumped out, his face flushed with moral indignation.
- The press whipped up a moral panic over these so-called ‘welfare scroungers’.
[only before noun] based on your own sense of what is right and fair, not on legal rights or duties synonym ethical
- moral responsibility/duty/authority
- We have a moral imperative to help whenever we can.
- I make no moral judgement on this decision.
- Governments have at least a moral obligation to answer these questions.
- Children learn to develop their own moral code for adulthood.
- The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do what you think is right).
Extra Examples
- He brings that moral authority of someone who fought for human rights.
- Politicians have a moral obligation to address the needs of the poorest.
- She felt she had a moral duty to look after her elderly parents.
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
following the standards of behaviour considered acceptable and right by most people synonym good, honourable
- He led a very moral life.
- a very moral person
- We try to teach our students to be conscientious, moral young people.
compare amoral, immoral
[only before noun] able to understand the difference between right and wrong
- Children are not naturally moral beings.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin moralis, from mos, mor- ‘custom’, (plural) mores ‘morals’. As a noun the word was first used to translate Latin Moralia, the title of St Gregory the Great's moral exposition of the Book of Job, and was later applied to the works of various classical writers.

Idioms

take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground

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
- I was angry with his blatant attempt to take the moral high ground.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

moral

noun

/ˈmɒrəl/

/ˈmɔːrəl/

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morals
[plural] standards or principles of good behaviour, especially in matters of sexual relationships
- Young people these days have no morals.
- The play was considered an affront to public morals.
- The question is one of manners rather than morals.
- (old-fashioned) a woman of loose morals (= with a low standard of sexual behaviour)
Extra Examples
- He has absolutely no morals, that man!
- She had tried her best to instil morals into her daughters.
- Women who went to pubs alone would sometimes be assumed to have loose morals.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- high
- strong
- …
verb + morals
- have
- instil/instill
- teach (somebody)
- …
phrases
- a decline in morals
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[countable] a practical lesson that a story, an event or an experience teaches you
- The moral of the story is always stick to what you do best.
- And the moral is that crime doesn't pay.
Extra Examples
- There are clear morals to be drawn from the failure of these companies.
- There is a clear moral to all this.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + moral
- draw
preposition
- moral to
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单词	moral
释义	moral adjective /ˈmɒrəl/ /ˈmɔːrəl/ Idioms jump to other results [only before noun] connected with principles of right and wrong behaviour a moral issue/dilemma traditional moral values a decline in moral standards moral and ethical questions The basic moral philosophies of most world religions are remarkably similar. He was a deeply religious man with a highly developed moral sense. The newspapers were full of moral outrage at the weakness of other countries. Extra Examples She's always lamenting what she sees as the decline in moral standards. The colonel stumped out, his face flushed with moral indignation. The press whipped up a moral panic over these so-called ‘welfare scroungers’. [only before noun] based on your own sense of what is right and fair, not on legal rights or duties synonym ethical moral responsibility/duty/authority We have a moral imperative to help whenever we can. I make no moral judgement on this decision. Governments have at least a moral obligation to answer these questions. Children learn to develop their own moral code for adulthood. The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do what you think is right). Extra Examples He brings that moral authority of someone who fought for human rights. Politicians have a moral obligation to address the needs of the poorest. She felt she had a moral duty to look after her elderly parents. Topics Personal qualitiesb2 following the standards of behaviour considered acceptable and right by most people synonym good, honourable He led a very moral life. a very moral person We try to teach our students to be conscientious, moral young people. compare amoral, immoral [only before noun] able to understand the difference between right and wrong Children are not naturally moral beings. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin moralis, from mos, mor- ‘custom’, (plural) mores ‘morals’. As a noun the word was first used to translate Latin Moralia, the title of St Gregory the Great's moral exposition of the Book of Job, and was later applied to the works of various classical writers. Idioms take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground 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 I was angry with his blatant attempt to take the moral high ground. Topics Opinion and argumentc2 moral noun /ˈmɒrəl/ /ˈmɔːrəl/ jump to other results morals [plural] standards or principles of good behaviour, especially in matters of sexual relationships Young people these days have no morals. The play was considered an affront to public morals. The question is one of manners rather than morals. (old-fashioned) a woman of loose morals (= with a low standard of sexual behaviour) Extra Examples He has absolutely no morals, that man! She had tried her best to instil morals into her daughters. Women who went to pubs alone would sometimes be assumed to have loose morals. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good high strong … verb + morals have instil/instill teach (somebody) … phrases a decline in morals See full entry [countable] a practical lesson that a story, an event or an experience teaches you The moral of the story is always stick to what you do best. And the moral is that crime doesn't pay. Extra Examples There are clear morals to be drawn from the failure of these companies. There is a clear moral to all this. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + moral draw preposition moral to See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin moralis, from mos, mor- ‘custom’, (plural) mores ‘morals’. As a noun the word was first used to translate Latin Moralia, the title of St Gregory the Great's moral exposition of the Book of Job, and was later applied to the works of various classical writers.
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