demoralizing

英 [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzɪŋ]

adj.  令人士气低落的;使人泄气的
v.  使泄气; 使意志消沉; 使士气低落
demoralize的现在分词

现在分词：demoralizing　

BNC.41611 / COCA.32819

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 demoralising


• ADJ-GRADED 令人士气低落的;使人泄气的
  If something isdemoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
  1. Redundancy can be a demoralising prospect...
     面临裁员可能会令士气低落。
  2. Persistent disapproval or criticism can be highly demoralizing.
     一再的否定和批评可能会对信心造成严重打击。

英英释义

adj

• destructive of morale and self-reliance
  Synonym:demoralisingdishearteningdispiriting

双语例句

• Susan mandus, the English female philosopher, has introduced the conception of "demoralizing education", and points out that moral education faces a difficult position due to the advocate of pluralistic value.
  英国女性哲学家苏珊曼德斯提出了教育中的“除道德化现象”这一概念，指出当今英美社会因为崇尚多元价值，使道德教育面临一种困境。
• Professor Susan Men dus, an English scholar call it "demoralizing education", whose emergence has profound social causes.
  英国学者曼德斯教授称之为“去道德化的教育”。
• Battle Shout, Commanding Shout, and possibly Demoralizing Shout will work more like the death knight's Horn of Winter ability.
  战斗怒吼、命令怒吼，有可能包括挫志怒吼会像死亡骑士的寒冬号角技能那样工作。
• This is a demoralizing position to be in, but it's usually not the work itself that makes you feel as if you're not making a contribution.
  这是一个另人士气低落的岗位，但是让你感觉没有一点贡献的往往并不是工作本身。
• Not only is it demoralizing to carry more weight than your ideal, it increases your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and arthritis, among other conditions.
  压力和失眠不但会增加你的体重，还会加大你患心脏病，糖尿病，癌症，关节炎等其他疾病的风险。
• It is obvious that this is a dismal, demoralizing way of life, especially for an uneducated man.
  这显然是种令人消沉、夺人志气的生活方式，特别对一个不曾受过教育的人而言。
• Unfortunately, what we have is constant zero. I think it's demoralizing to the people in Japan.
  但不幸的是，日本永远只有零增长――也许这么说会让日本人泄气。
• I knew from my father that the most demoralizing circumstance of a prolonged hospital stay was the feeling that the world was passing you by.
  从我父亲那里得知，最让长期留院的病人沮丧的是被这个世界遗忘的感觉。
• Before his demoralizing injury against the Grizzlies, Bynum was enjoying a breakout stretch in which he not only turned the heads of his teammates, but people all around the league too.
  在对阵灰熊队受伤之前，拜纳姆的爆发让所有人眼前一亮，他不仅可以让队友刮目相看，而且也让整个联盟另眼相看。
• When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent.
  当你扣篮的时候，那并不仅仅能够打击对手的士气。