dispiriting 详细解释

dispiriting

[di'spirit]

[ dispiriting ]

vt. 使沮丧, 使气馁

词形变化

动词过去式: dispirited | 动词过去分词: dispirited | 动词现在分词: dispiriting | 动词第三人称单数: dispirits |

词义辨析

同义参见:

depressing  blue  

英英释义

动词 dispirit:

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

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

形容词 dispiriting:

destructive of morale and self-reliance

同义词:demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening

causing dejection

同义词:blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary

例句

1. It's very dispiriting for anyone to be out of a job.失业对任何人来说都是很令人灰心的。 2. a dispiriting experience令人沮丧的经历 3. "It was very dispiriting [=discouraging, disheartening] to lose yet another game."又输掉了一场比赛,真让人气馁。 4. a dispiriting failure令人沮丧的失败