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单词 morale
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morale
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Morale is the spirit a group has that makes them want to succeed. It's a sense of well-being that comes from confidence, usefulness, and purpose.
We often talk about the morale of groups in tough situations, and we can describe them as having "good morale" or "low morale." If too many members of a combat unit are killed and the surviving soldiers start to doubt they’ll make it home alive, then their morale is very very low. We can also talk about individual morale. In order to succeed, a sailor on a solo trip around the world needs plenty of ways to keep her morale up.
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moral / morale

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Moral/Morale of the story: If you became a middle school football coach so you could trick little kids, shame on you.

Posh needed a moral-/morale-boosting win after a couple of insipid home displays and credit to the players for providing it.

In our first sentence, we want a word that means the lesson of the story, especially a lesson of right and wrong. That word is moral. In the plural, it refers to the rules by which one conducts one's life. Some more examples that use moral:

However, here are 10 moral character failings destroying our nation that I feel, like the mayor, we ought to be up in arms about addressing.

Saudi Arabia Blocks Facebook on Moral Grounds, Promptly Unblocks It

The second sentence describes a win that will make the team feel more confident and enthusiastic. Here the choice is morale. If your department or team has a strong sense of common purpose or dedication, your morale is high; if there's a lot of bickering going on and people are quitting the company or just not doing their jobs, morale is low.Some more examples:

Perks keep morale high at Michigan's top workplaces

To improve officer morale, Sheppard said he will repair union relations, address concerns that officer discipline is handled unfairly and solicit more officer input while improving training..

WORD FAMILY
morale: morales
USAGE EXAMPLES
Morales is charged with stealing 16 guns from a U.S.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
James Morales, 35, suspected of stealing weapons from a U.S.
Reuters(Jan 02, 2017)
Former Army reservist James Morales was reported missing Saturday night and remains at large.
Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)
1n a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
Hyper
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
2n the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
Syn|Hyper
esprit de corps, team spirit
disposition, temperament
your usual mood
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