bad qualities道德剧，寓意剧（流行f 15和16世纪，剧

中人物代表善与恶）

mor.al.ize {BrE also -ise) /'moralaiz; NAmE 'moir-; 'ma:r-/ verb [V] (usually disapproving) to tell other people what is right and wrong especially in order to empha- size. that your opinions are correct 进行道德说教 CCT71

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m〇r-aMy Ow /'mDrali; NAmE'ma:r-/ adv. according to principles of good behaviour and what is considered to be right or wrong 道义上；道德上：to act moraHy 循规蹈矩◊ moraHy right/wron^/usti/Ietl/ unacceptabie从道义上讲是正确的/错误的/正当兩/不 可接受的◊ He /eZt momHy responsible /or the accident. 他觉得在道义上应对这次事故负责。 the .moral ma jority noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the largest group of people in a society, considered as having very traditional ideas about moral matters, reli- gion, sexual behaviour, etc.(对道德、宗教、性行为 等）持传统观念的最大群体

,moral phi'losophy noun [U] the branch of philosophy concerned with moral principles that control or influ­ence a person’s behaviour•伦逢学 .moral sup'port noun [U] the act of giving encourage­ment by showing your approval and interest, rather than by giving financial or practical support 道义上的 支持；精神支持：My sister came aZong just to give me some mora〖 support.無姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的 支持。

.moral 'victory noun a situation in which your ideas or principles are proved to be right and fair, even though you may not have succeeded where practical results are concerned道义上的胜利

morass /ma'raes/ noun [usually sing.] {formal) 1 an unpleasant and complicated situation that is difficult to escape from 困境；南阱 EBd web 2 a dangerous area of low soft wet land 沼泽 CCTJl bog, quagmire mora-tor-ium /.mDra'toiriam; NAmE ,mo:r-/ noun {pi. -riums or -toria /-ria/) ~ (on sth) a temporary stopping of an activity, especially by official agreement 暂捧，中 止（尤指经官方同意的）：rhe convention caHed/or a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.      nf

两年内暂停商业捕鲸活动。

moray /mD'rei; 'morei; NAmE 'moirei/ (also ,moray 'eel) noun a type of eel that hides among rocks in tropical waters海鳝（栖于热带水域岩礁间的鳗类） mor-bid /'mo:bid; NAmE 'moirbid/ adj. 1 having or expressing a strong interest in sad or unpleasant things, especially disease or death 病态的；■不金常的： ffe /uui a morbid/ascfnation vWth Wood 他对血有着-一种 病态的喜好。◊ 'He might even die.’ ‘Don’t be so morbid.’ “他甚至会死的。”“别胡思乱想。” 医）

connected with disease 病的；与疾病有关的► morbid­ity /mo:'bid9ti; mo:r'b-/ /7〇w/7 [U] mor-bid.ly adv. mordant /'mordnt; NAmE 'moirdnt/ adj. (formal) critical and unkind, but funny尖刻而又成趣的；讽刺幽默的 PCT7I caustic： His mordant wit appealed to students, fife 那尖刻的妙语受到学生的欢迎。►mordant•丨y flt/v. mor-dent /'maidant; NAmE 'moird-/ noun (music #) a musical decoration in which either the note above or below is played as well as the written note 波音 more /mo:(r)/ del, pron., adv.

■ def” pron. (used as the comparative of ‘much’，‘a lot of’， ‘many* 用_ much、a lot of 和 many 的比较级）〜（sth/o夺 sth) (than .；. ) a larger number or amount of ( 量 等）更多的，更大的：more breacl/cars更多的面包/汽 two more days to .go/ 仅仅剩下两天了！，◊ with more money than sense 4钱多于智慧的人◊ /ccm’t stand much more 〇/this.我可承受不了太多这样的 事。◊ She earns a 〖ot more than 1 do•她―侖钱比我‘多 :'卞。◊ 77iere is room/or no more than tAree cars•这地 务只能停放三辆车。◊ J hope      see more 〇/you (= see

you again or more often).希望我们能经常见面。 IT»!?n .more and 'more continuing to become larger in number or amount (数量上）越来越多：More and more people are using the Internet. _来越多人在使用互 联网。◊ She spends more and more rime aZone fn her room.她一个人待在屋里的时间越来越多。 madv. ~ (than ... ) 1 used to form the comparative of

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adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables ("与 两个或两个以上音节的形容词或副词连用，构成比较级） 更：She was /ar more fnteHigent t/ian her sister.她比她 _姐姐聪明多了。◊ He read the tetter more care_/liHy t/re second time, i也把信又更仔细地看了一遍。2 to a greater degree than sth else; to a greater degree than usual (程度上）更强，更_多：J_Wee her more than her /msband我喜欢她表于喜欢她丈夫。◊ a course/or more advanced students为更高程度的学生设置的课程◊ It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than of an accident.这件事看来是故意犯罪，而不是事故。 you repeat that once more (= one more time)? #

再重复一遍吗？ J had no comp如nts and no more (=neither) did r〇m•我没什么怨言，汤姆也没有。◊ Signing the forms is little more than (= only) a /orma^y.在那些表格上签名只是一种形式。oz’m more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car•我菲常余意用我的牵带命丢那儿。◊ She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experi- ence.这次经历对她产生了极大的震动。◊ (/omw/) JwiH torment you no more (= no longer).我再也不会it修痛 苦了。一 see also any more fTa^l more and more continuing to become larger in number or amount (数 量上）越来越多 HTO increasingly： I was becoming more and more fm’tate'd by hi’s behaviour.我对他的行为 越来越感到恼火。，more or '丨ess 1 almost几乎；.

多：Jf’ve more or.Zess卢nished the boofc•我差不姜己经S 完这本书t。2 approximately 大概；夫约：She couW ejrn 多200 a night, more or 〖ess.——晚i大约能挣 200 元。the more, less, etc. , the more, less, etc. ... used to show that two things change to the same degree 越…，越…；愈…，愈…：77ie more she thought about it, the more depressed s/ie became•这件事她越想越 感到沮丧。The Zess said about t/ie whole thing, the happier be.对这整件事情谈得越少，我越高兴。what is 'more used to add a point that is even more import- ant更有甚者；更为重要恥是：Ybu ’re wrong, and what’s more you fcnow i’t/你错了！而且你明明知道你错了 ！ more-ish /'moirij/ adj. {BrE, informal) if food or drink is moreish, it tastes so good that you want to have more of it (食物、饮料滋味好）令人想再吃的 morel /ma'rel/ (also mo.rel 'mushroom) noun a type of mushroom that you can eat, with a top that is full of holes羊肚菌

mor-ello /ma'relau; NAmE *lou/ noun {pi, mor-ellos) (also mo.re丨lo ’cherry) a type of dark cherry 欧洲黑樱杉g more-over tHt /mo:r'0uva(r); NAmE -'ouvar/ adv. (formal)

used to introduce some new information that adds to or supports what you have said previously 此外；而且 HTn in addition ： A talented, artist, he was, moreover, a writer 〇/some note•他是一位有才每的艺术家，同时也 是颇有名气的作家。

mores /'moireiz/ noun [pi.] {formal) the customs and behaviour that are considered typical of a particular social group or community 风奋习.惯；传统

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mor.ga-nat.ic /.moiga.naetik; AMmf .mairg-/ : (fed?- m’cfl/ 术语）（of a marriage 治姻）in which the titie or possessions of the partner who has higher social rank will not be passed on to the other partner, or to their children贵不传贱的（社会地位较低的一方或其子女不能 继承对方的头衔或财产）

morgue /mo:g; NAmE moirg/ noun 1 (6r£) a building in which dead bodies are kept before they are buried or cremated (= burned)停尸房；太平间一compare mortuary 2 a place where dead bodies that have been found are kept until they can be identified (供辨认..尸 首的）陈尸所.

MORI™ /'mDri; NAmE 'mo:ri/ noun Market and Opinion Research International (an organization that finds out public opinion by asking a typical group of people questions)摩利调查公司，市场与民意调查国际（全写为 Market and Opinion Research International ) ： A MORI poH showed 68% o/jpeopZe opposed the ban.摩利公 司的民意测验显示，有68%的人反对这一禁令。