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

• The transition back to work can be particularly demoralizing for people who make long to-do lists for the summer, don't accomplish them, and pile on even more pressure and self-criticism in the fall. '
  回来上班对于那些制订了长长的暑期计划而无法完成的人来说，可能尤其令人沮丧。计划未完成，进一步增加了秋日里的负担和自责感。
• Demoralizing as it is for job hunters, leaving people hanging is bad for companies too.
  让人干等着不仅会影响求职者的情绪，对公司也没好处。
• I knew from my father that the most demoralizing circumstance of a prolonged hospital stay was the feeling that the world was passing you by.
  从我父亲那里得知，最让长期留院的病人沮丧的是被这个世界遗忘的感觉。
• 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。
• While micromanagers might have a good reason for their behavior, their actions are unproductive and demoralizing.
  虽然他们可能有很好的理由为自己的行为辩护，他们的行为仍然会影响到效率，使人感到泄气。
• Sunder armor is the same amount of hate per application, regardless of how many sunders are already on. The same is true for demoralizing shout and thunderclap.
  每次破甲产生的仇恨完全一致，无论已经打上了几次。挫锐怒叫和雷霆一击也是如此。
• When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent.
  当你扣篮的时候，那并不仅仅能够打击对手的士气。
• 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。
• Professor Susan Men dus, an English scholar call it "demoralizing education", whose emergence has profound social causes.
  英国学者曼德斯教授称之为“去道德化的教育”。
• Nutritionist and behavior therapist Mary believes that these results may be the kick in the right direction that some people need help to control demoralizing eating habits.
  营养学家兼行为理疗师玛丽认为，这些调查结果将开启一个正确的认识方向，即一些人需要帮助来控制她们的不良饮食习惯。