vt. 1.败坏风纪[道德],伤风败俗。 2.挫折锐气;【军事】使士气沮丧。 3.使陷入混乱。 n. -zation 道德败坏,风纪败坏;士气沮丧。
confuse or put into disorder; "the boss''s behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her" 同义词:depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralise,
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" 同义词:corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect,
例句与用法
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Rumors of impending sanctions can demoralize . 即将采取制裁的谣言能使士气低落。
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Rousseau's intellectual influence was on the whole demoralizing . 总的说来,卢梭给人在思想上的影响是伤风败俗的。
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Lord henry, you are quite delightful and dreadfully demoralizing . 亨利勋爵,你很讨人喜欢,而且把道德讲得一文不值。
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I'd rather cut my throat than demoralize you on a day like this . 我情愿割断自己的脖子,也不想在这样的日子使你扫兴。
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The soviet union believes that it can demoralize western europe and paralyze us . 苏联相信它能使西欧丧失斗志,麻痹我们。
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Frequent gyrations in our national direction demoralize the foreign service . 我们在基本国策上的多变性,常使外交部门陷于混乱。
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Accommodation failed to placate the critics and may have demoralized supporters of a strong defense . 迁就没有能安抚批评者,而可能使强大防务的支持者灰心丧气。
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In a generation, they have descended from proud working class to demoralized underclass . 仅仅经过一代人,他们便从自豪的工人阶级蜕化成道德败坏的社会底层分子。
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In a generation, they have descended from proud working class to demoralized underclass . 仅仅经过了一代人,他们便从自豪的工人阶级蜕化成道德败坏的社会底层分子。
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The irresistible onslaught of the pla sent the enemy scattering in demoralized panic-stricken groups ... 在解放军无坚不摧的进攻下,敌军士气沮丧,惊惶失措,纷纷四散逃命。