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

• 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。
• It got demoralized them very much and possibly the Russian Winter saved the Russian people from being defeated right in the first year of the war.
  它得到了非常多，他们士气低落，俄罗斯冬季可能免遭击败了战争的第一年，俄罗斯人民的权利。
• Bad weather and many defeats demoralized the enemy.
  坏天气和几次挫败使敌军士气低落。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The enemy were demoralized and collapsed at the first encounter.
  敌军士气涣散，一触即溃。
• 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 enemy is demoralized.
  敌军士气颓丧。
• His fatigue and weakness increased, so low had he been brought by loss of blood. The enemy troops were exhausted and demoralized.
  他觉得越来越疲乏和软弱了，由于大量的流血，他已经虚弱不堪了。敌军疲劳不堪，士气低落。