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

• 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。
• This is a demoralizing position to be in, but it's usually not the work itself that makes you feel as if you're not making a contribution.
  这是一个另人士气低落的岗位，但是让你感觉没有一点贡献的往往并不是工作本身。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not only is it demoralizing to carry more weight than your ideal, it increases your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and arthritis, among other conditions.
  压力和失眠不但会增加你的体重，还会加大你患心脏病，糖尿病，癌症，关节炎等其他疾病的风险。
• Coming here has been the most demoralizing experience of my life.
  到这里来是一生中最令我丧失信心的经历。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。