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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

    in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 demoralise

  • 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.
    1. 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。

英英释义

adj

  • made less hopeful or enthusiastic
    1. desperate demoralized people looking for work
    2. felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
    3. the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest
    Synonym:demoraliseddiscourageddisheartened

双语例句

  • In a generation, they have descended from proud working class to demoralized underclass.
    仅仅经过一代人,他们便从自豪的工人阶级蜕化成道德败坏的社会底层分子。
  • The enemy is demoralized.
    敌军士气颓丧。
  • Don't be demoralized when an employer turns you down.
    当一位雇主拒绝你的时候,不要因此而消沉。
  • An inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.
    使工作人员泄气的前后不一致的政策。
  • This inevitably leads to a frustrated, demoralized, and even paralyzed organization.
    而这将不可避免地导致公司上下滋生沮丧情绪,士气低落,甚至陷入瘫痪。
  • 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。
  • In the process of running from the front, he demoralized his competitors.
    他从起跑开始就一路领先,挫伤了竞争对手的锐气。
  • His fatigue and weakness increased, so low had he been brought by loss of blood. The enemy troops were exhausted and demoralized.
    他觉得越来越疲乏和软弱了,由于大量的流血,他已经虚弱不堪了。敌军疲劳不堪,士气低落。
  • 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。