soul-destroying

英 [ˈsəʊl dɪstrɔɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈsoʊl dɪstrɔɪɪŋ]

adj.  非常枯燥的; 十分单调的; 消磨精神的

牛津词典

adj.

• 非常枯燥的；十分单调的；消磨精神的
  very dull and boring, because it has to be repeated many times or because there will never be any improvement

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极为枯燥乏味的;令人心灰意冷的
  Activities or situations that aresoul-destroyingmake you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
  1. Believing yourself to be in the wrong job can be soul-destroying.
     认为自己入错了行的想法会使人心灰意冷。
  2. ...an utterly soul-destroying experience.
     一次令人沮丧至极的经历

英英释义

adj

• destructive to the spirit or soul
  1. soul-destroying labor

双语例句

• Many NATO officials retort that it is French obstructionism that is soul-destroying.
  许多北约官员反驳道，是法国存心妨碍才令同盟灵魂毁灭。
• And he found himself trying to suppress a bitterness that was soul-destroying.
  他发现自己在竭力抑制损伤灵魂的苦涩。
• It is tough but not as soul-destroying as is sometimes presented in more melodramatic stories.
  船上的生活虽然艰苦，却没有磨灭到各人的灵魂，故事有时更出现感人的场面。
• Believing yourself to be in the wrong job can be soul-destroying.
  认为自己入错了行的想法会使人心灰意冷。
• It's soul-destroying for any team to lose most of their games.
  任何一支常输的球队士气都会十分低落。