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 news is very demoralizing.
这消息很使人泄气。
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。
Battle Shout, Commanding Shout, and possibly Demoralizing Shout will work more like the death knight's Horn of Winter ability.
战斗怒吼、命令怒吼，有可能包括挫志怒吼会像死亡骑士的寒冬号角技能那样工作。
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。
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。
Working in a job that is a bad fit can be a demoralizing experience.
做一件不适合的工作可能是令人泄气的经历。
It is, moreover, clear that they are having a demoralizing effect on the whole enemy army and all Japan and a heartening effect on our whole army and people.
至其给予整个敌军敌国以精神上的不利影响，给予整个我军和人民以精神上的良好影响，也是显而易见的。
The same is true for demoralizing shout and thunderclap.
挫锐怒叫和雷霆一击也是如此。
Before his demoralizing injury against the Grizzlies, Bynum was enjoying a breakout stretch in which he not only turned the heads of his teammates, but people all around the league too.
在对阵灰熊队受伤之前，拜纳姆的爆发让所有人眼前一亮，他不仅可以让队友刮目相看，而且也让整个联盟另眼相看。
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。