demoralize

英 [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz]

美 [dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪz]

v.  使泄气; 使意志消沉; 使士气低落

过去式：demoralized　现在分词：demoralizing　过去分词：demoralized　第三人称单数：demoralizes　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使泄气；使意志消沉；使士气低落
  to make sb lose confidence or hope
  1. Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody.
     频繁的批评足以使任何人意志消沉。

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

verb

• confuse or put into disorder
  1. the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office
• lower someone's spirits
  1. These news depressed her
  2. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
  Synonym:depressdejectcast downget downdismaydispiritdemoralise
• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  1. debauch the young people with wine and women
  2. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  3. Do school counselors subvert young children?
  4. corrupt the morals
  Synonym:corruptpervertsubvertdemoralisedebauchdebaseprofanevitiatedepravemisdirect

双语例句

• The soviet Union believes that it can demoralize Western Europe and paralyze us.
  苏联相信它能使西欧丧失斗志，麻痹我们。
• She became what would have been called a fine creature; her aspect was fair and arresting; her soul that of a woman whom the turbulent experiences of the last year or two had quite failed to demoralize.
  她长成了一个可以被称作美人的人了；她的面容妩媚，引人注目；她的灵魂是这样一个妇人的灵魂，有了近来一两年的纷乱经验但是没有因此堕落。
• I'd rather cut my throat than demoralize you on a day like this.
  我情愿割断自己的脖子，也不想在这样的日子使你扫兴。
• Bad employees demoralize the good employees.
  不好的员工会破坏好员工的士气。
• Unlike her predecessors, she however refuses to let her boss's impossible demands demoralize her and tries to see the fashion world through Miranda's eyes, keeping her feet still firmly on the ground.
  与她的前任，她却拒绝让她的老板是不可能打击她的要求，并试图通过看时尚界米兰达的眼睛，使她的脚还是坚定地在地上。
• Speculation in foreign exchange transactions will gravely corrupt and demoralize the party conduct and social values.
  炒买炒卖外汇对党风和社会风气会起到严重的腐蚀败坏作用。
• Lofty goals often inspire business teams, while they often demoralize engineering teams.
  高的目标通常可以激励商业组，同时他们经常受挫于工程组。
• I believe setting a deadline for a withdrawal would demoralize the Iraqi people, would encourage killers across the broader Middle East, and send a signal that America will not keep its commitments.
  我相信，为撤军设定时间表，将挫折伊拉克人们的士气，将助长整个中东地区的敌手的嚣张气焰，将发出美国不再信守承诺的信号。
• They are difficult to understand and frustrate and demoralize those unlucky enough to have to work with them.
  他们很难理解并受挫，为那些不幸的人感到沮丧，不得不和他们一起工作。
• Now, however, to recognize that leadership would be to demoralize the people and lose their mass support.
  而如果现在还承认蒋介石的领导，无疑只会使人民泄气，得不到群众的拥护。