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

• This inevitably leads to a frustrated, demoralized, and even paralyzed organization.
  而这将不可避免地导致公司上下滋生沮丧情绪，士气低落，甚至陷入瘫痪。
• 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。
• The rejection can leave you demoralized.
  拒绝会让你失去斗志。
• 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 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。
• 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 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。
• Bad weather and many defeats demoralized the enemy.
  坏天气和几次挫败使敌军士气低落。
• An inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.
  使工作人员泄气的前后不一致的政策。
• 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。