disheartening
英 [dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ]
美 [dɪsˈhɑːrtnɪŋ]
adj. 令人灰心的;令人气馁的
BNC.32750 / COCA.28663
柯林斯词典
- 令人灰心的;令人气馁的
If something isdisheartening, it makes you feel disappointed and less confident or less hopeful.
英英释义
adj
- destructive of morale and self-reliance
双语例句
- While large gifts may be landing at the doors of business schools, the task of telephoning alumni and others to ask for money can be gruelling and often disheartening.
尽管商学院里或许会有大笔捐赠送上门来,但给校友和其他人打电话筹款的任务,可能让人精疲力竭,而且时常会感到沮丧。 - It can be disheartening when you apply for a credit card and get turned down.
它可以沮丧时,你必须申请一张信用卡,并得到拒绝。 - Things were so disheartening that he had come to the conclusion that there was not much chance of their succeeding in running the blockade.
这种四面楚歌的境地,他想来当真没有多大把握能够冲得出去。 - The weeks from Vienna to the 22nd Party Congress had nevertheless been cruel and disheartening.
从维也纳会谈到苏共二十二次代表大会之间的那几周,一直是严峻和令人沮丧的。 - The really disheartening part: Among those hired in2009 after a lengthy search, almost half ( 49%) said they liked their new jobs less than the ones they had lost.
最令人沮丧的是:在那些花了很长时间,终于在2009年找到工作的人中,有近一半(49%)的人表示更喜欢之前的工作。 - You have chosen the most disheartening parts to post for today.
你选择了这首诗里最令人伤心的部分在今天贴出。 - Its unravelling was swift and disheartening, and brings Thailand back to the brink of further unrest.
局势迅速缓解,双方激动情绪平复,泰国由可能发生更大规模骚乱退回至骚乱边缘。 - For investors looking for clues about the stock market, the decrease may be disheartening.
对于那些希望知道股市是涨还是跌的投资人来说,这种减速可能会使他们感到沮丧。 - VERONICA PELLEGRIN: "Getting the letter and seeing [ you] will no longer be employed, your services will no longer be required& it is very disheartening, to say the least, and frustrating."
维罗尼卡•佩勒格林:“我收到了邮件,信上说,你被解雇了,学校不再需要你的服务了&这十分令人沮丧,至少令人感到挫败。” - Adi Da Samraj: The circumstance of existence, in and of itself, is disheartening.
阿谛达至尊:(人类)存在的状况,只其本身,是另人沮丧的。