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be dispirited
描述状态
After the defeat, the team was dispirited.
失败后，全队都沮丧了。
沮丧的；垂头丧气的；意气消沉的；没精打采的
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沮丧的；垂头丧气的；意气消沉的；没精打采的
having one's spirits lowered; discouraged; dejected
After the defeat, the team was dispirited.
失败后，全队都沮丧了。
无精打采的；气馁的；丧失干劲的
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
情绪低落；无热情
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
充满忧郁和沮丧
filled with melancholy and despondency
After the team lost the championship, the players looked dispirited and walked off the field in silence.
球队输掉冠军后，队员们看上去垂头丧气，默默地离开了球场。
AI contextual example
She felt dispirited when her application was rejected for the third time.
当她的申请第三次被拒绝时，她感到非常沮丧。
AI contextual example
The long rainy days made everyone in the office dispirited and unproductive.
漫长的阴雨天让办公室里每个人都无精打采、效率低下。
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a dispirited and divided Party
一个士气低落、四分五裂的政党
WordNet
描述状态
After the defeat, the team was dispirited.
失败后，全队都沮丧了。
表达内心感受
She felt dispirited about her job prospects.
她对自己的职业前景感到沮丧。
表示使某人沮丧的因果关系
The harsh criticism left him dispirited.
严厉的批评使他灰心丧气。
Not this
You dispirited me when you said that.
Use this
You made me dispirited when you said that.
“dispirited”是形容词，不能直接用作及物动词。应用“make + 宾语 + dispirited”结构表示“使某人沮丧”。
Not this
I felt dispiriting after the exam.
Use this
I felt dispirited after the exam.
混淆了以-ing结尾的形容词（令人沮丧的）和以-ed结尾的形容词（感到沮丧的）。根据主语“I”，应用表示感受的过去分词形式dispirited。
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