Word · Frequency #22365
demoralised
使泄气；使士气低落
demoralised is the past of demoralise.
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- 1.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
使道德败坏
- 2.
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
使沮丧
使道德败坏；使腐化；使道德败坏；使沮丧；使士气低落；使陷入混乱
In use
The team was demoralised after losing three matches in a row.
Constant criticism can be demoralising for new employees.
Repeated failures may demoralise even the most determined person.
demoralise sb/sth
The constant criticism demoralised the team.
不断的批评使团队士气低落。
be demoralised by sth
He was completely demoralised by the defeat.
他被这次失败彻底打垮了。
demoralise sb into doing sth
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.
Connections
Collocations
- demoralise the troops
- 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。
- demoralising effect
- 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。
- feel demoralised
- 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。
- be demoralised by
- 因……而气馁
- The staff were demoralised by the constant criticism.员工们因不断的批评而气馁。
- a demoralised workforce
- 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。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 demoralise 真正押韵的是 moralise（/ˈmɔrəlaɪz/，重音和尾音相同）。realise、surprise、exercise 都以 -ise 结尾且尾音含 /aɪz/，但重音所在音节不同，并不押韵；promise 虽以 -ise 结尾，但读作 /ˈprɒmɪs/，与本词发音差异很大，注意区分。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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