demoralized
英 [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzd]
美 [dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzd]
v. 使泄气; 使意志消沉; 使士气低落
demoralize的过去分词和过去式
过去式：demoralized
BNC.39499 / COCA.29082
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使士气低落;使失去信心;使泄气
If somethingdemoralizessomeone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.- Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can.
很明显，目标之一就是要用一切可能的手段打击敌军的士气。
- Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can.
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 demoralise
英英释义
adj
- made less hopeful or enthusiastic
- desperate demoralized people looking for work
- felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
- the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest
双语例句
- The whole Union has been fragmented and demoralized.
整个联盟被分化瓦解了。 - Those who don't think they have the gift also become defensive and demoralized, and often opt out as well.
认为自己没有天赋的那些人，也变成防御，意志消沉，而且也经常选择退出。 - It demoralized many teachers to see cuts being made in key areas.
当看到伤口在关键地方时，很多老师都泄气了。 - With the best known brand in the world, we have no reason to be demoralized.
相反，有这些世界上最著名的牌子在手，我们没道理自己打击自己的士气。 - Accommodation failed to placate the critics and may have demoralized supporters of a strong defense.
迁就没有能安抚批评者，而可能使强大防务的支持者灰心丧气。 - The defated army returned home as a demoralized rabble.
战败的军队回到家时成了一群士气沮丧的乌合之众。 - By the time the enemy discovered this fact and began advancing West again, our forces had already had a fortnight's rest, whereas the enemy forces, hungry, exhausted and demoralized, were no good for fighting and so decided to retreat.
及至敌发觉再向西进时，我已休息了半个月，敌则饥疲沮丧，无能为力，下决心退却了。 - An inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.
使工作人员泄气的前后不一致的政策。 - This demoralized Janos so much that, while he continued to work on mathematical problems, he published no more.
这士气低落亚诺什这么多，虽然他继续工作的数学问题，他出版了没有更多的。 - The source blames "arbitrarily high" standards that came as a reaction from "demoralized" SFDA staff.
他抱怨这一“武断的超高标准”来自于“不道德”的SFDA人员的对此事的回应。