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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The teachers, becoming demoralized, took to smoking opium.
  教员们也颓丧起来，抽上了鸦片烟。
• 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。
• The army was demoralized by defeat.
  军队因战败而士气消沉。
• Desperate demoralized people looking for work; felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem; the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest.
  孤注一掷寻找工作的沮丧的人；因问题的巨大而感到沮丧；沮丧的教师徒劳地试图激起他们的兴趣。
• 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。
• The enemy were demoralized and collapsed at the first encounter.
  敌军士气涣散，一触即溃。
• Bad weather and many defeats demoralized the enemy.
  坏天气和几次挫败使敌军士气低落。