people to discuss 提出…供讨论 Hn
propose, put
FORWARD
'moot court noun {especially
NAm£) a mock court in which law students
practise trials {法学专业学生实习
的）模拟法庭
mop /mDp; NAmE ma:p/ noun, verb
m
noun 1 a tool for washing
floors that has a long handle with a bunch of thick strings or soft material at
the end 拖把；墩布：a mop and bucket拖把和水桶2 a kitchen utensil (= a tool) for washing
dishes, that has a short handle with soft material at one end 洗碗届ij 3 a mass of
thick, often untidy, hair 乱蓬蓬的头爱：a mop of curly red hair乱蓬蓬的红色鬈发
■
verfc (-pp-) [VN] 1 to clean sth
with a mop 用拖把擦 T
净：She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the
floor. ^ 把所有的陈设都擦千净，还拖了地板。2〜sth (from sth) to remove liquid from
the surface of sth using a cloth 用布擦掉（表面）的液体：份too*： out a handfcercWe/ to mop his brow (= to remove the
sweat).他拿出手绢朵擦 额式上的汗水。IT»!77I see floor
n. l-]!l；iy mop sth/sb^ up to remove the liquid
from sth using sth that absorbs it吸千净;.吸去…的水分：Do .you want some
bread to mop up that sauce?要示要用块面包把这酱料|蘸 蘸吃 了？. ◊
(//gwrat/ve) A number 〇/ smaHer
companies were mopped
up (= taken over) by the American multi- nationd.有矣千，较小的公司都被美国跨国集团吞掉了。◊ (figurative) New equipment mopped
up (= used up) what was Ze片o}7
this year’s budget, if设备角兑了本年度的预算
余额。，mop Sb/sth—1
up 1 to complete or end sth by dealing with the
final parts 完成，结束（最后部分）； 收尾：There are a few things that need
mopping up be/orelcanZeave•我还有几件事儿，了结了合能走。
2 to get rid of the last
few people who continue to oppose you, especially by capturing or killing them.消 决(残故)：Troops combed the area to mop up
any remaining
resistance.部队对这一地区进行了清剿，以扫
除=切-余的抵抗势力。
mope /maup; NAmE moup/ verb [V] to spend your
time doing nothing and feeling sorry for yourself 尚闷木乐；
自怨自艾 brood ： Moping wonY do any good! ^ 怨自艾一点用处都没有！ ▼暹,mope a‘bout/a'round
...
) {disapproving) to spend time walking around a place with
no particular purpose, especially because you feel sorry for yourself (尤指闷闷禾乐地）闲荡，■闲
逛：Instead of moping around the house all
day, you shouW
be out there 〖oofcing/or a job.不要整天:闷闳示乐 地在家里晃悠，你应该出去找份工作。
moped摩托自行车
moped /'mauped; NAmE 'mou-/ noun a motorcycle with a
small engine and also pedals机器脚踏车；摩托負.行宰
mop-pet /'mDpit; NAmE 'ma:p-/ noun
{informal) an
attractive small child, especially a girl. r "sj■爱的）.小
孩，;小娃娃，小女孩
mo*quette /mD'ket; NAmE mou-/ noun [u] a type of thick cloth
with a soft surface made of a mass of small threads, used for making carpets
and covering fumi- ture绒头织物，割绒织物（用于制作地毯和家具罩单f MOR /,em au 'a:(r); NAmE ou/ noun [U] popular music
that is acceptable to most people, but is not exciting or original (the
abbreviation for ‘middle-of-the-road’）中庸 音乐，大众流行音乐（全写为middle-of-the-road，无洳^ 或欠创新性>
mo*raine /ma'rem; BrE also mD'rein/ noun [U, Cj (technical a mass of earth,
stones, etc., carried along by a glacier
and left when it melts 冰碌；冰硫土
ITIOra涵 /’mural;
AMm£'m3:r-; ‘maT-/ 〇办，not/n d adj. 1 [only before noun] concerned with
principles of right .and wrong behaviour'道德的：a moral issue/ d«emm〇/quesrion道德方面的议题/困境，问题:◊ trad- frionai
morai vaiues 传统的道德观念◊ _a dedine in
moraZ standards道_水准的下momZ philosophy道德哲学
〇 a deeply religious man with a highly
developed moral sense道德意识歡强的笃信宗教的人◊ 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。
2 [only
before noun] based
on your own sense of what is right and fair, not on legal rights or dudes 道义上的；
道德上的 K771 ethical ： moral
responsfbi〖fty/(lu(y 道 '’X’i的责任 /■义务◊ Governments have at 〖east a momf obligation
to answer these questions.政府至少在道义上
有'赉任回应这些问题。◊ (6r£) rhejob
was to caH on aH her
diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage t'o do
what you think is right).这项工作需要她发挥全
、部的外茭才能和捍卫正.义的勇气。3 following
the standards of behaviour considered acceptable and right by most people品行端正的；.有道；德的' good,
honourable ： ffe Zed. a
very moraZ Zi/e•他这个人’一 向很正派。◊ a very mora? person品行非常端芷的人 —co啤are amoral，immoral 4 [pnly before noun] able to understand the
difference between right and wrong 能辨别是非的：ChfZdren are not
naturally moral beings. 儿童并非天生就能分辨是非。M 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声称自Q沾论点在道Xlh居优势 m noun 1 morals [pi ] standards or principles of good
behaviour, especially in matters of sexual relationships 品行，道德（尤指关系方面）：Young peopZe these
days ftave no morak.现在的年轻人根本不讲道德。◊ 77ie play was considered an affront to
public
morals. A-fHiA
.为这由戏侮辱了公众道德。◊ a woman 〇/
loose morals (,= with a low
standard of sexual behav- iour)放荡的女人 2
[C] a practical lesson that a story, an event or an experience teaches you 寓意；教益：And the ..mora〖 is that crfme doesn’t
pay.寓意就是犯罪得不
偿失。
morale /ma'rail; NAmE -'rael/
noun [U] the amount of
confidence arid enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular
time 士气：to boost/raise/ improve morale ± ^® ft ■'ll' 〇 Morale
amongst the players is very high at the moment, lit 选手士气高离。◊ StaJ^ are sujSfering 介om Zow morale. 员工;fc气低落。
.moral 'fibre (Br£) {NAmE .moral 'fiber) noun [U] the inner strength to do what you
believe to be right in difficult situations道德力量；道义精神
mor-af-ist /'moralist; NAmE 'mo:r-; 'ma:r-/ noun 1 (often
disapproving) a
person who has strong ideas about moral principles, especially one who tries to
tell other people how they should behave 道德说教者；卫道士 2 a person who teaches
or writes about moral principles if 德学家
moral-is-tic /.mora'listik; NAmE ,mo:r-; ,ma:r-/ adj. (usually disapproving) having
or showing very fixed ideas about what is right and wrong, especially when this
causes you to judge other people’s behaviour 是非
观念坚定的;道学的；说教的
moral-ity /ma'raBlati/ noun {pi. -ies)
1 [U]
principles concerning right and wrong or good and bad behaviour 道德；道德准则；道义：matters 〇/ puWic/prfvate
moraZfty 公众 /个人道德问题◊ Standards 〇/ moraHfy seem to be dropping.道德标准似乎茬下降。2 [U]
the degree to which sth is right or wrong, good or bad, etc. according to moral
principles 合乎道德的程度：'a debate
on the moraHfy 〇/abortion #关▲胎是否道德的
辩论 3 [U, C] a system of
moral, principles followed by a particular group of people 道德规范；道德体系’K771 ethics
— compare immorality at immoral mo1
rality play noun a type of play that was popular in the
15th and 16th centuries and was intended to teach a moral lesson, using
characters to represent good and