学个词Learn a Word 第706期 Morale

今天我们要学的词是morale¹。 Morale, 士气。眼下经济不景气， "Some companies are allowing employees to bring their pets to work in hopes of boosting morale," 一些公司为了调动员工士气，允许他们带宠物上班。工作士气跟精神抑郁有关吗？ "A new study found a link between low workplace morale and depression," 一项最新研究发现，工作场所的士气低落跟员工精神抑郁之间有联系。问题是： "Does low morale lead to depression, or do depressed² people have low job morale?" 是低落的士气造成了精神抑郁，还是精神抑郁造成了士气低落？研究没有得出结论。好的，今天我们学习的词是morale...

 

1 morale   

n.道德准则，士气，斗志

参考例句：

• The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

2 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。