Word · Frequency #22691
demoralize
使士气低落;使泄气
核心释义
to make someone lose confidence or hope
- 1.
在道德上或因放纵或感官享乐而腐化
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- 2.
使混乱或陷入无序
confuse or put into disorder
- 3.
降低某人的士气;使沮丧
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
使混乱;扰乱;使道德败坏;使腐化;在道德上或因放纵或感官享乐而腐化;使混乱或陷入无序;降低某人的士气;使沮丧
用法In use
The constant criticism from his boss began to demoralize him.
用法提示:这里demoralize表示“使士气低落,挫折锐气”。
Some people believe that violence on TV can demoralize the youth.
用法提示:这里demoralize表示“使道德败坏,腐蚀”。
The lack of clear leadership demoralized the team.
用法提示:这里demoralize表示“使士气低落,使混乱”。
demoralize sb.
The long wait demoralized the team.
长时间的等待使团队士气低落。
be demoralized by/at sth.
He was demoralized by the constant criticism.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- demoralize the team
- 使团队士气低落
- The constant setbacks began to demoralize the team.不断的挫折开始使团队士气低落。
- feel demoralized
- 感到泄气
- After failing the exam twice, she felt demoralized.两次考试不及格后,她感到泄气。
- demoralizing defeat
- 令人沮丧的失败
- The team suffered a demoralizing defeat in the final.那支球队在决赛中遭遇了令人沮丧的失败。
- demoralize the enemy
- 瓦解敌军士气
- The surprise attack was designed to demoralize the enemy.这次突袭旨在瓦解敌军士气。
- completely demoralize
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆解记忆:de(去掉)+moral(道德)+ize(使动)。连道德感都被去除,士气自然会崩溃,使人沮丧。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:职场或团队管理等组织场景、新闻报道或社会评论、描述个人心理状态时 demoralize 比较常见于书面或正式场合,属于相对中性的用语,通常表示“使士气低落、使泄气”;在涉及团队、军队或组织时也可能带有“使混乱、使感到失望”的含义。具体意思需要根据宾语和上下文来判断,口语中则更常说 discouraging 或 make someone lose confidence。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 demoralize 真正押韵的常用词很少;moralize 的重读元音和后续 /rəlaɪz/ 与其一致,所以押韵。realize、organize、analyze 都以 -ize 结尾并含 /aɪz/ 音,但重音位置不同,并不与 demoralize 押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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