demoralize

[di'mɔrəlaiz]

v.使士气低落, 使失去斗志

vt.

1. 使道德败坏

2. 使士气低落; 使沮丧

The army was demoralized by defeat.

这支军队因败北而士气低落。

3. 使混乱

词形变化

名词: demoralization | 动词过去式: demoralized | 动词过去分词: demoralized | 动词现在分词: demoralizing | 动词第三人称单数: demoralizes |

词义辨析

同义:

v.涣散士气

dispirit  dishearten  daunt  break down  unman  enervate  enfeeble  depress  deject  deflate  discourage  sap  crush  undermine

v.陷入混乱

bewilder  confuse  fluster  disturb  perturb  shake or shake up  disconcert  unnerve  agitate  upset  frighten  panic  throw into a panic

v.道德败坏

corrupt  debauch  deprave  vitiate  debase  contaminate  pollute  

英英释义

动词 demoralize:

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

同义词：corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

同义词：depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralise

confuse or put into disorder

补充

demoralizedemoralize英:[diˈmɔrəlaiz] 美:[dɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz, -ˈmɑr-]vt.1.使士气低落, 使意志消沉

例句

1. People are demoralized by what they hear on the news.人们听到新闻里的内容后泄了气。 2. Talk of defeat had demoralized the team.谈论失败使球队士气低落。 3. We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that were lost for hours.因那个错误的转弯，我们迷路数小时，这使我们陷入混乱。 4. be morally demoralized道德败坏 5. the changes leave managers angry and demoralized.这些变化让经理们又气愤又沮丧。 6. Repeated defeats demoralized the team.球队屡战屡败，队员士气低落。 7. Constant criticism can be extremely demoralizing.不断的批评可以使人极其灰心丧气。 8. "They demoralized [=discouraged, disheartened] the other team by scoring three goals in a row."他们一连攻进了三个球，击垮了对方球队的士气。 9. The troops were completely demoralized.部队斗志全无。 10. They suffered a series of demoralizing defeats.他们遭遇了一连串令人沮丧的失败。