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

• An inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.
  使工作人员泄气的前后不一致的政策。
• 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 resulting conflicts in policy, and the continual changing of plans, soon demoralized the department.
  决策上的冲突，计划的不断变更很快使部门士气受挫。
• In a generation, they have descended from proud working class to demoralized underclass.
  仅仅经过一代人，他们便从自豪的工人阶级蜕化成道德败坏的社会底层分子。
• 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。
• 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 enemy were demoralized and collapsed at the first encounter.
  敌军士气涣散，一触即溃。
• Don't be demoralized when an employer turns you down.
  当一位雇主拒绝你的时候，不要因此而消沉。
• Bad weather and many defeats demoralized the enemy.
  坏天气和几次挫败使敌军士气低落。
• 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。