使失去动力；挫伤积极性
降低一个人或群体的积极性。
to make someone or a group less motivated or enthusiastic
降低一个人或群体的积极性。
To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.
一般现在时
Constant criticism demotivates employees.
持续的批评使员工失去动力。
一般过去时
The failure demotivated the team.
那次失败使团队变得消极。
Constant criticism demotivates employees and reduces productivity.
持续的批评使员工失去动力并降低生产率。
用法提示：demotivates 是动词第三人称单数形式，表示“使失去动力”。
He felt demotivated after his proposal was rejected several times.
在他的提案被多次拒绝后，他感到消极。
用法提示：demotivated 是过去分词形式，在此描述状态，意为“感到失去动力”。
The lack of clear goals is demotivating for the team.
缺乏明确的目标让团队感到沮丧。
用法提示：demotivating 是现在分词形式，用作形容词，表示“令人失去动力的”。
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