moral
adj
noun
ˈmɒrəl adj
1 relating to the principles of what is right and wrong behaviour, and with the difference between good and evil 道德（上）的; only before noun 仅用于名词前
It is easy to have an opinion on a moral issue like the death penalty for murder.
对谋杀罪判死刑这样的道德问题，有个观点是很容易的。
moral philosophy
道德哲学
moral standards/values/principles
I think you can run a business to the highest moral standards.
我想你可以用最高的道德标准来经营公司。
If we accept that certain babies should be allowed to die, we place doctors in a moral dilemma .
如果我们同意应该让某些婴儿死去，我们就把医生置于道德上的两难境地了。
Man is gifted with a moral sense by which he distinguishes good from evil.
人类天生有道德意识，能区分善与恶。
2 based on your ideas about what is right, rather than on what is legal or practical 基于道德的，道义上的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
The book places a high moral value on marriage and the family unit.
这本书对婚姻和家庭的道德价值很重视。
The UN feels that it has the moral authority (=influence because people accept that its beliefs are right) to send troops to the area.
联合国认为它在道义上有权向该地区派遣部队。
moral duty/obligation/responsibility
A man has a moral duty to obey the law.
每个人都在道德上有义务遵守法律。
It isn’t just lack of moral fibre (=lack of the emotional strength to do what you believe is right) which leads to a rising divorce rate.
不仅仅是因为缺少道德力量才导致离婚率上升的。
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moral support
encouragement that you give by expressing approval or interest, rather than by giving practical help 道义上的支持，精神支持
Dad came along to give me some moral support.
爸爸过来了，要给我一些精神支持。
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moral victory
a situation in which you show that your beliefs are right and fair, even if you do not win 道义 （精神 ）上的胜利
Through Joan of Arc, France won a great moral victory.
因为圣女贞德，法国在道义上赢得了重大的胜利。
5 always behaving in a way that is based on strong principles about what is right and wrong 品行端正的; 有道德的;
a moral man of high integrity
一个正直、有道德的人
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take/claim/seize the moral high ground
to claim that you are the only person who does what is morally right in a situation, with the intention of being noticed and considered to be good by the public 占领道德高地
noun
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morals
principles or standards of good behaviour, especially in matters of sex 〔尤指男女问题上的〕道德准则 （标准 ）; plural 复数
the morals and customs of the Victorian period
维多利亚时期的道德标准和风俗习惯
Values and morals are independent of religious faith.
价值观和道德观是独立于宗教信仰之外的。
the corruption of public morals (=the standards of behaviour, especially sexual behaviour, expected by society)
社会道德的败坏
a young woman of loose morals (=low standards of sexual behaviour – often used humorously)
道德松弛的年轻女子〔常为幽默用法〕
8 a practical lesson about what to do or how to behave, which you learn from a story or from something that happens to you 寓意，道德上的教训; 教育意义;
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The moral of the film was that crime does not pay.
这部电影的寓意是犯罪是没好结果的。