morale
noun /məˈrɑːl/
  /məˈræl/
[uncountable]- the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time士气 - to boost/raise/improve morale提高士气 
- Morale amongst the players is very high at the moment.此刻选手们士气高昂。 
- Staff are suffering from low morale.员工士气低落。 
- Another win would be good for the team’s morale.再赢一场对球队的士气有好处。 
 - Morale among nurses is at rock bottom.护士们士气低落到了极点。 
- Morale is very high in the school.该校师生精神振奋。 
- The army has a major morale problem.军队面临着重大的士气问题。 
- The bonus helped maintain morale among the staff.发放奖金有助于保持员工的工作热情。 
- These unfortunate incidents sapped both our morale and our resources.这些不幸的事件既消磨了大家的士气,又破坏了我们的资源。 
- measures designed to boost the morale of the police旨在鼓舞警察士气的措施 
- The team is suffering from low morale.该队士气低落。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- high
- low
- …
 - affect
- be bad for
- be damaging to
- …
 - improve
- decline
- plummet
- …
 - boost
- booster
- issue
- …
 - morale among
 - a crisis of morale
- a loss of morale
 词源mid 18th cent.: from French moral. The spelling was changed to preserve the final stress in pronunciation.
- to boost/raise/improve morale