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demoralise sb/sth
The constant criticism demoralised the team.
不断的批评使团队士气低落。
使泄气；使士气低落
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使泄气；使士气低落
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
The constant criticism demoralised the team.
不断的批评使团队士气低落。
使道德败坏
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
使沮丧
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
demoralise
Base
原形
demoralises
3rd person
第三人称单数
demoralising
-ing
现在分词
demoralised
Past
过去式
demoralised
Past participle
过去分词
The constant criticism demoralises him.
持续的批评使他士气低落。
The loss demoralised the team.
失利使队伍士气低落。
The scandal has demoralised the staff.
丑闻使员工士气低落。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为demoralised。
The team was demoralised after losing three matches in a row.
连续输掉三场比赛后，团队士气低落。
Constant criticism can be demoralising for new employees.
不断的批评对新手员工来说很令人沮丧。
Repeated failures may demoralise even the most determined person.
反复的失败甚至可能使最坚定的人丧失信心。
The constant criticism demoralised the team.
不断的批评使团队士气低落。
He was completely demoralised by the defeat.
他被这次失败彻底打垮了。
此用法较为少见，通常表示通过消磨意志而促使某人做某事。
They tried to demoralise him into resigning.
他们试图通过打击他的士气迫使他辞职。
Not this
The team was demoralise after losing.
Use this
The team was demoralised after losing.
中文学习者常把动词原形用作形容词。在被动结构或描述状态时，应使用过去分词 'demoralised'，而不是动词原形 'demoralise'。
Not this
She demoralised from the criticism.
Use this
She was demoralised by the criticism.
中文学习者常遗漏助动词并误用介词。'demoralise' 是及物动词，被动语态需要 'be' 动词和过去分词，施动者前用介词 'by'，而不是 'from'。
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使部队士气低落
The long war demoralised the troops.
长期的战争使部队士气低落。
令人泄气的影响
The defeat had a demoralising effect on the players.
这场失利对球员产生了令人泄气的影响。
感到沮丧
After failing the exam twice, she felt completely demoralised.
两次考试不及格后，她感到彻底沮丧。
因……而气馁
The staff were demoralised by the constant criticism.
员工们因不断的批评而气馁。
士气低落的员工队伍
Poor management left a demoralised workforce.
管理不善导致员工队伍士气低落。
没有什么比一笔不多不少、刚好够用的收入更能消磨人的志气了。
A common sardonic aphorism about how a secure but modest income can undermine ambition.
这是一句常见的讽刺格言，讲的是安稳但微薄的收入会消磨人的进取心。
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联想：de-表示去掉，moral是道德或士气，去掉道德使人腐化，去掉士气使人沮丧——demoralise就是使人泄气、道德败坏。
语域：mixed 常见场景：workplace、military、ethical discussion 该词有两个主要义项，语域不同：表示“使泄气/使士气低落”时通常较中性，多用于工作、军事、体育等场合；表示“使道德败坏”时语气较正式，多出现在书面或伦理讨论中。使用时请根据语境选择相应含义。
及物动词，后接名词或代词
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.