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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mor·al·ize (also moralise British English) /ˈmɒrəlaɪz $ ˈmɔː-/ verb [intransitive] GOOD/MORALto tell other people your ideas about right and wrong behaviour, especially when they have not asked for your opinion 说教；教化；训导 SYN preach politicians moralizing about people’s sexual behaviour 就人们的性行为进行说教的政客们→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
moralize• But it is not for me to moralize.• While there is a certain grubby vitality to the show, it wears thin long before the final round of moralizing.• He loved animals and endeavoured, in his engravings, to moralize an immoral society.• Another outstanding characteristic of this genre is its didactic, moralizing character.• Another important characteristic of the sentimental comedy is its moralizing, ethical nature.• Practically all moralizing is absent from Romantic drama.• The play was also noteworthy for its virtuous characters, it moralizing quality and the theme of recognition.mor·al·ize verbChineseSyllable
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moralize
mor‧al‧ize
(also moralise British English) /ˈmɒrəlaɪz $ ˈmɔː-/ verb [intransitive]
SYN preach:
politicians moralizing about people’s sexual behaviour
mor‧al‧ize
(also moralise British English) /ˈmɒrəlaɪz $ ˈmɔː-/ verb [intransitive] Word Family: noun: moral, morals, morality ≠ immorality, moralist, amorality; adjective: moral ≠ immoral, amoral, moralistic; verb: moralize; adverb: morally ≠ immorally
to tell other people your ideas about right and wrong behaviour, especially when they have not asked for your opinion SYN preach:
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