moral

The Government had a moral, if not a legal duty to pay compensation.

政府即使没有法律责任，在道义上也有责任来赔偿。

The moral is that, once cooked, they look the same and taste every bit as good.

由此可知，烹饪后，它们的味道和品相都别无二致。

They have no morals.

他们没有一点品行。

...matters of church doctrine and moral teaching.

教会教义和道德教化的事情

I think the moral of the story is let the buyer beware...

我想这个故事的寓意是提醒购物者当心。

...Western ideas and morals...

西方的思想和道德规范

Moral as well as financial support was what the West should provide.

西方国家应该提供道义支持和经济援助。

...his moral courage and sane defence of his philosophy.

他的道德勇气和对自己观点明智的辩护

She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film.

她讲述了拍摄这部电影过程中她在道义上所面临的两难选择。

The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people.

进入委员会的人要品行端正，有文化，有能力。

He led a very moral life.

他这个人一向很正派。

Governments have at least a moral obligation to answer these questions.

政府至少在道义上有责任回应这些问题。

a moral man of high integrity

一个为人正直﹑道德高尚的人

traditional moral values

传统的道德观念

Young people these days have no morals.

现在的年轻人根本不讲道德。

moral responsibility/duty

道义上的责任 / 义务

(old-fashioned)a woman of loose morals (= with a low standard of sexual behaviour)

放荡的女人

Dad came along to give me some moral support.

爸爸过来给我一些精神支持。

Through Joan of Arc, France won a great moral victory.

因为圣女贞德,法国在道义上赢得了重大的胜利。

And the moral is that crime doesn't pay.

寓意就是犯罪得不偿失。

The play was considered an affront to public morals .

人们认为这出戏侮辱了公众道德。

a moral issue/dilemma/question

道德方面的议题 / 困境 / 问题

a deeply religious man with a highly developed moral sense

道德意识极强的笃信宗教的人

a decline in moral standards

道德水准的下降

moral philosophy

道德哲学

Children are not naturally moral beings.

儿童并非天生就能分辨是非。

a very moral person

品行非常端正的人

(British English)The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do what you think is right) .

这项工作需要她发挥全部的外交才能和捍卫正义的勇气。

It is easy to have an opinion on a moral issue like the death penalty for murder.

对于判谋杀犯死刑这种涉及伦理道德的问题,有个观点并非难事。

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。