demoralize
英 美[dɪ'mɔrəlaɪz]
- vt. 使道德败坏；使堕落；使士气低落
英英释意
- 1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;
- "debauch the young people with wine and women"
- "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
- "Do school counselors subvert young children?"
- "corrupt the morals"
- 2. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted;
- "These news depressed her"
- "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
- 3. confuse or put into disorder;
- "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
双语例句
- 1. Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody.
- 频繁的批评足以使任何人意志消沉。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Frequent gyrations in our national direction demoralize the Foreign Service.
- 我们在基本国策上的多变性,常使外交部门陷于混乱.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Rumors of impending sanctions can demoralize.
- 即将采取制裁的谣言能使士气低落.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I'd rather cut my throat than demoralize you on a day like this.
- 我情愿割断自己的脖子,也不想在这样的日子使你扫兴.
来自辞典例句