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

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。
Curse of Weakness no longer stacks with Demoralizing Shout or Demoralizing Roar.
虚弱诅咒不再与挫志怒吼或挫志咆哮重叠。
I think what she's had to go through has been kind of demoralizing.
“雪莉还说”我想她所经历的事情是让人沮丧的。
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”。
It's demoralizing to work for someone who constantly finds fault with you.
为不断找茬儿的人干活令人泄气。
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 news is very demoralizing.
这消息很使人泄气。
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。
When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.
当你所有的时间扣篮不如对手的士气低落，但是当你扣篮时一个重要的时刻在游戏中，你可以用它来改变动力。
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。