Word · Frequency #22691
demoralized
使士气低落；使泄气
demoralized is the past of demoralize.
to make someone lose confidence or hope
- 1.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
在道德上或因放纵或感官享乐而腐化
- 2.
confuse or put into disorder
使混乱或陷入无序
- 3.
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
降低某人的士气；使沮丧
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
In use
The constant criticism from his boss began to demoralize him.
Some people believe that violence on TV can demoralize the youth.
The lack of clear leadership demoralized the team.
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.
他被不断的批评弄得灰心丧气。
Verb forms
base demoralize · third person demoralizes · -ing demoralizing · past demoralized · past participle demoralized
使士气低落，使沮丧，使道德败坏
Common mistakes
Connections
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
- 彻底打击士气
- The harsh criticism completely demoralized him.严厉的批评彻底打击了他的士气。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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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