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

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。
Bad weather and many defeats demoralized the enemy.
坏天气和几次挫败使敌军士气低落。
Losing several matches in succession had completely demoralized the team.
连续几场比赛失利完全动摇了该队的信心。
My mother was slowly dying of cancer, and our household had become agrim and demoralized place.
当时我的母亲正在被癌症慢慢夺去生命，家里已变得愁云密布。
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 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 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。
The resulting conflicts in policy, and the continual changing of plans, soon demoralized the department.
决策上的冲突，计划的不断变更很快使部门士气受挫。
Jealousy can also poison your career by distracting you from your job and forcing you into constant comparisons that leave you demoralized, she says.
她说妒忌心的害处还在于它会让你从工作中分心、迫使你进入不断地比较中，让你失去斗志。