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people to discuss $| ft • •
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'moot court noun (especially NAmE) a mock court in which law students
practise trials (
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mop /mop;
NAmE ma:p/ noun, verb a noun 1 a tool for washing
floors that has a long handle with a bunch of thick strings or soft material at
the end j&fE; : a mop and bucket 2 a kitchen
utensil (= a tool) for washing dishes, that has a
short handle with soft material at one end 3 a
mass of
thick, often untidy, hair
SLiSillft ftft: a mop of curly red hair IpI&SA
m verb ( pp-) [VN] 1 to clean sth
with a mop Jf % jfi W.
T &: She wiped all the sutfaces and mopped the floor. M affiTMo 2 ~ sth (from sth) to remove liquid from the surface of sth
using a cloth ) W®ft: He took out a handkerchief
to mop
his brow (= to remove the
sweat).
ITOfll see FLOOR n. IJ!I;VJ mop sth/sb~ ‘up to remove the liquid
from sth using sth that absorbs it OR 7 ^^ A • • • 7 ft: Do you want some
bread to mop up that sauce?
H
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smaller companies were mopped up (= taken over) by the American multinational 0
(figurative) New equipment
mopped up
(= used up) what was left of this year’s budget, fri
mop sb/sth^'up 1 to complete or end
sth by dealing with the final parts (
gJs^ft ) ;
i[ft
M : There are a few things that need mopping up before I can leave. ft 2ft/IftiUL,
7£n7?Mi7o 2 to get rid of the last few people who continue to oppose
you, especially by capturing or killing them ft A (ftik ) : Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance. §|S PA M & — it K ft 7 ft JfS,
mope /maup; NAmE moup/ verb [V]
to spend your time doing nothing and feeling sorry for yourself |'&I ft] 77; i! i] A EYZ71 brood : Moping won’t do any good! i| ^ ,mope a bout/a1
round
‘
( ... ) (disapproving) to spend time
walking around a place with no particular purpose, especially because
you feel sorry for yourself ( 7 ]h ft] fc]77‘±tk ) f]
i£: Instead of moping around the house all day; you should be out there
looking for a job. 71c# Aftl 1^177
moped J^]£gft7
moped /’mauped; NAmE 'mou-/ noun a motorcycle with a
small engine and also pedals fllfgjgllgift;
J^Jt^ftft mop-pet /’mnpit; NAmE ‘ma:p-/ noun {informal) an attractive small
child, especially a girl ( ft H ) 7
mo-quette /mD'ket; NAmE moo-/ noun [u] a type of thick cloth
with a soft surface made of a mass of small threads, used for making carpets
and covering furniture^^, nm&® (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’) 7 Jit
W7,
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mo raine /ma'rern; BrE also mn'rein/ noun [U, C] (technical 7ip) a mass of earth,
stones, etc., carried along by a glacier and left when it melts
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moral 0"w /'moral; NAmE'moir--, 'ma:r-/ adj., noun ■ adj. 1 [only before noun]
concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour if ft]
(Hj : a moral issue/
dilemma/question if II /[Hi#/ f7)^ 0 traditional moral values 0 a decline in moral
standards if^7?fll$TI^0 moral philosophy if 0 a deeply religious man with a
highly developed moral sense if A O The newspapers
were full of moral outrage at the weakness of other
countries.
2
[only before noun] based on your own sense of what is right and fair, not on
legal rights or duties if 7 7 (HJ; if H
± Em ethical : moral
responsibility/duty if X .1: if} in ft / 7 & 0 Governments have at least a moral obligation to answer these questions. J&ftMAftifAi:
ft'jifft SiSiA® lftJ§L 0 {BrE) The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do
what you think is right), iA ^ 7 7 mr 1c MA If- ft %c 3 following the standards
of behaviour considered acceptable and right by most people pp ft IE ; 7 it H W) EEE1 good, honourable : He led a very moral life. #, iA
ft A — ft] iS IE M o 0 a very moral person & ft 7 # jE $ A — compare amoral, immoral 4 [only before noun] able to understand
the difference between right and wrong tbl#$i] Children are not naturally moral
beings.
K| 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 g B if A 7 if 7.7 s
noun 1 morals [pi ] standards or principles of good behaviour, especially
in matters of sexual relationships on ft, if H ( AH Affi ) : Young people these
days have no morals. JIAEftftlSAISftftflifHc 0 The play was considered an
affront to public morals. AftiA ftiA7i&JM7
Aftilllo 0
(old-fashioned) a woman of loose morals (= with a low standard
of sexual behaviour) 2 [C] a practical
lesson that a story, an
event or an experience
teaches you £!: And
the moral is that crime doesn’t pay. M ,11
morale /ma'rail; NAmE -'reel/
noun [u] the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc.
that a person or a group has at a particular time ± ft: to boost/raise/
improve morale % / $f jflj ± ft ; if ^ ff ft' o Morale amongst the players is
very high at the moment, lit ^ij# ilfe 7 ± ft iU ^ o 0 Staff are suffering from low
morale.
.moral 'fibre {BrE) (NAmE .moral 'fiber) noun [u] the inner strength to do what you believe to
be right in difficult situations if tl A §; if 771# moral ist /'moralist; NAmE 'ma: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 if 7if±
2 a
person who teaches or writes
about moral principles if
mor al istic /.nmra'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 H ft
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moral ity /ma'raelati/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [U] principles
concerning right and wrong or good and bad behaviour if ft;; if '{% ft j/[ij ; if X ■ matters of public/private morality A ik /ft A if H Ifl M
<> Standards
of morality seem to be dropping, if H ft ft U 7 ft T I# „ 2 [U] the
degree to which sth is right or wrong, good or bad, etc. according to moral
principles ft ft- if 11 [ft ft IS : a debate on the morality of abortion ftASJjp/lftitlltft 3
[U, C] a system of moral principles followed by a particular group of people if
IIM fS; if II ft ^ Em ethics — compare immorality at immoral mo'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