demoralizing

英 [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzɪŋ]

adj.  令人士气低落的;使人泄气的
v.  使泄气; 使意志消沉; 使士气低落
demoralize的现在分词

现在分词：demoralizing　

BNC.41611 / COCA.32819

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 demoralising


• ADJ-GRADED 令人士气低落的;使人泄气的
  If something isdemoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
  1. Redundancy can be a demoralising prospect...
     面临裁员可能会令士气低落。
  2. Persistent disapproval or criticism can be highly demoralizing.
     一再的否定和批评可能会对信心造成严重打击。

英英释义

adj

• destructive of morale and self-reliance
  Synonym:demoralisingdishearteningdispiriting

双语例句

• When Sun Wu Tzu said," avoid the enemy when he is full of vigour, strike when he is fatigued and withdraws", he was referring to tiring and demoralizing the enemy so as to reduce his superority.
  孙子说的“避其锐气，击其惰归”，就是指的使敌疲劳沮丧，以求减杀其优势。
• Working in a job that is a bad fit can be a demoralizing experience.
  做一件不适合的工作可能是令人泄气的经历。
• Susan mandus, the English female philosopher, has introduced the conception of "demoralizing education", and points out that moral education faces a difficult position due to the advocate of pluralistic value.
  英国女性哲学家苏珊曼德斯提出了教育中的“除道德化现象”这一概念，指出当今英美社会因为崇尚多元价值，使道德教育面临一种困境。
• It's demoralizing to lose your means of livelihood, but it's not the end of the world.
  这肯定会让你的生活变得沮丧，但是这不是世界末日。
• It's demoralizing to work for someone who constantly finds fault with you.
  为不断找茬儿的人干活令人泄气。
• Before his demoralizing injury against the Grizzlies, Bynum was enjoying a breakout stretch in which he not only turned the heads of his teammates, but people all around the league too.
  在对阵灰熊队受伤之前，拜纳姆的爆发让所有人眼前一亮，他不仅可以让队友刮目相看，而且也让整个联盟另眼相看。
• It is obvious that this is a dismal, demoralizing way of life, especially for an uneducated man.
  这显然是种令人消沉、夺人志气的生活方式，特别对一个不曾受过教育的人而言。
• Unfortunately, what we have is constant zero. I think it's demoralizing to the people in Japan.
  但不幸的是，日本永远只有零增长――也许这么说会让日本人泄气。
• Persistent disapproval or criticism can be highly demoralizing.
  一再的否定和批评可能会对信心造成严重打击。
• Rousseau's intellectual influence was on the whole demoralizing. He had observed how greatly customs and ideas vary, and he had grown sceptical.
  总的说来，卢梭给人在思想上的影响是伤风败俗的。看到许多相反的风俗，他的思想变了，对一切都取怀疑态度。