mori-bund /'mDribAnd; NAmE ’mo:!*-; 'ma:r-/ adj.
(formal) 1 (of an industry, an institution, a custom,
etc. 企业、机_、习 _等）no longer effective
and about to come to an end completely行将灭亡的；即将倒闭的
濒于崩溃的2 in
a very bad condition; dying華死的；濒 临死i的：a moribund
parient^tree濒临死芒的病 人/树
Mormon /'moiman;
NAmE 'moirman/ noun a member of a religion formed by Joseph
Smith in the US in 1830, officially called ‘the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints’摩门教徒（摩门教正式名称为“耶稣基督末世圣徒
教会”，1830年由约瑟夫•史密斯于美国创建a Mormon churc/i/chapel摩门教教会/教堂
morn /mo:n;
NAmE moirn/ noun [usually sing.]- [literary) morning 早午
mor-nay /'mainei; NAmE 'moirn-/ adj. a mornay sauce is
made with cheese，milk and butter (调味汁）奶酪黄油 的，乳酪奶油的：/ish in mornay sauce奶酪黄油鱼◊ eggs momay奶酪黄也蛋
morn-ing 〇T* /'moimi]； NAmE'moirnuj/ noun 1 the early part of the
day from the time when people wake up until
卓上都在同一时间醒来。◊ Our group meets on Fr心ay mornings.無们南迨员每魚S上午碰面。◊ J waWc to worfc most mornings.我大爹数早晨步行轰玉班。◊ We got the news on the morning 〇/ the wedding.我们在举行婚礼的 那天上牛得到这个消息。◊ He’s been in a meeting aH morning.他一上午都在开会。◊ the morning
papers晨报
—see
also good morning 2 the part of
the day from
支 it 午给你打电话 2 between midnight and midday 午夜 S i 午间：must have happened at
about /live o’dodc in the
morning.这件事一定爱生在凌晨五点‘左
右。morning, ruion and 'night at all times of the
day and night (used to emphasize that sth happens very often or that it happens
continuously)从早 晚；^关 到晚：She taZfcs a^out him
morning, noon and night.她 整天把他挂在嘴边。◊ rhe work continues morning
.morning-'after adj. [only before noun] 1 happening
the next day, after an exciting or important event (,令乂兴 奋或重要之事后）次白发生的：4/ter his dection victory, the president held a
morning-after news conference. 获胜后，总统于次日召开了新闻记者会。2 used to describe how
sb feels the next morning, after an occasion when they have drunk too much
alcohol 宿醉的 ： a mornfng-a/ter
headac/ie 宿醉头痛 .morning-'after
pill noun a drug that a woman can take some hours after having
sex in order to avoid becoming pregnant (房事后服用的）女用口服避孕丸
'morning coat (fir£) [NAmE cut-away) noun a black or grey
jacket for men, short at the front and very long at the back, worn as part of
morning dress (:男子■日间穿的 黑色或灰色）晨燕麾服，常燕尾服一 compare
tail n.(6) 'morning dress noun [U] clothes worn by a
man on very formal occasions, for example a wedding, includ- ing a morning coat
and dark trousers/pants 常礼服（男 子在隆重场合穿的服装，•包括常燕尾服和黑裤子） .morning 'glory noun [C, U] a climbing
plant with flowers shaped like trumpets
that open in the morning and dose in late, afternoon 牵牛花 'morning room noun (old-fashioned, especially Br£) (in some large houses，.especially in the
past 尤指过去的大 房子）a room that you sit in
in the morning 晨用起居室
'morning sickness noun [u] the need to vomit that some women feel, often only
in the morning, when they are pregnant, especially in the first months (孕
妇）晨吐
the .morning 'star noun [sing.]
the planet Venus, when it shines in the east before the sun rises 晨星，'启
明星（黎明前在东方闪烁的金星）
mo-rocco /ma'rDkau; NAmE ma'raikou/ noun [u] fine
soft leather made from the skin of a goat,
used especially for making shoes and covering books 摩洛哥山羊 皮革（柔软细腻，尤用于制鞋或书封皮）
moron /'moiron;
NAmE -rain/
noun
{informaf) an
offensive way of referring to sb that you think is very stupid 笨蛋；i货：They’re a bunch morons.他们差一病蠢 舍。◊ Ybu moron—now Zoofc what you’ve done/ 你这个 笨蛋一看你都干了些什么!5 ► mor.on.ic /matDnik; NAmE -'ra:n-/ adj. ： a moronic stare 傻傻的凝视◊ a moronic TVprogramme愚钟;的电视节目_ morose /ma'raus; NAmE ma'rous/ adj. unhappy, bad-
tempered and not talking very much 阴郁的；脾气不好 的；闷闷不乐的 H771 gloomy： She just sat there looking
morose.她就那样阴有|S地坐在那儿。_mor-ose.lyfldv. morph /mo:f; NAmE mo:rf/
verb [V,
VN] 1 to
change smoothly from one image to another using computer animation; to make an image change in
this way (使）变形（利用电脑动画制作使图像平稳变换）2 to change, or make
sb/sth change into sth different (使.） 变化；（使）改变
morpheme /'mo:fi:m; NAmE 'morrf-/
noun (grammar 法)the smallest unit of
meaning that a word can be divided into 词素；语素：77ie word 7ifce’
contains one morpheme but (un-like-iy
contains three. * like —
个词素，而un-like-ly则含H个。 mor-phine /'mo:fi:n; NAmE 'moirf-/
(also old-fashioned
mor-phia /'moifia; NAmE 'moirf-/) noun [U]
a powerful drug that is made from opium
and used to reduce pain 吗啡
morph-ology /mo:'fDl0d3i; NAmE mo:r'fa:l-/
noun [U]
1 {biology the
form and structure of animals and plants, studied as a science 形态学；形态论 12
(//>?gw/sf/c5 语言）the forms of words, studied as a branch of
linguistics 词法；形态学一compare grammar, syntax (1) > mor-pho-logic-al /.morfa'lDdsikl; NAmE ,mo:rfa-
'la:d3-/ adj.
mor-pho-syn-tactic /.morfausin'taektik;
NAmE ,mo:r-
fou-/ adj.
{linguistics W) involving both morphology and syntax形:态句词素句法的：amorpho- syntcictic
ruZe 〇/adjective
agreement 有关形容词一致的形
态句法规则
mor-ris dance /'mDris darns; NAmE 'morris daens/ noun a traditional English
dance that is performed by people wearing special clothes decorated with bells
and carrying sticks that they hit together 莫里斯舞（..英格兰 的一种传统民间化装舞蹈）► _inorris dancer nown morris dancing noun [U]
morrow /'mDrau; NAmE 'mairou;
'mo:r-/ noun the morrow [sing.] (old-fashioned,
literary) the
next day; tomorrow 次.日；明天：We had to leave on the morrow. 我们明无命得离 i。Who fc/iows what the
morrow (=the future) wiH bring?谁知道明天会是什么样？
Morse code /,mo:s 'kaud; NAmE ,mo:rs
'koud/ noun [U]
a system for sending messages, using combinations of long and short sounds or
flashes of light to represent letters of the alphabet and numbers 莫尔斯电码
morsel /'mo:sl;
NAmE
'moirsl/ noun a small amount or a piece of sth，especially food 少'量，一块（食物）：a tasty morseZ o//ood --点可口 的食物◊ He ate it aiZ,
down to the 〖ast morsei.他全了，十▲不剩。 mortal NAmE 'moirtll adj., noun
■
fldy*. 1 tiiat cannot.live, for ever and 'must
die 不能永生 的；终将死亡的：阶are aH mortaL我们都总：i■一免。 Rnra immortal 2 {literary) causing
death or likely to cause death; very serious卷致死亡的；..致命的；非常危 急的：a mortal btow/wound 致命的一_ / 伤口 ◊
to be fn mortal danger 处于极度的危险之冲 0 (jf/gwraf/Ve)
Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal这一i闻毁了她的名声。—compare
fatal⑴ 3 [only before nouti]
(/omw/) lasting, until death 至死方休