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

• Stupidity has left me demoralized.
  愚昧使我道德败坏。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The enemy troops being exhausted and demoralized, our troops won a series of victories.
  敌军疲惫不堪，士气低落，我军连战皆捷。
• The teachers, becoming demoralized, took to smoking opium.
  教员们也颓丧起来，抽上了鸦片烟。
• An inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.
  使工作人员泄气的前后不一致的政策。
• 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。
• The army was demoralized by defeat.
  军队因战败而士气消沉。
• 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。