demoralize

US [dɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz]
UK [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz]
  • v.使泄气；使意志消沉；使士气低落
  • Web士气受挫；挫折锐气；败坏
Simple Present：demoralizes  Present Participle：demoralizing  Past Tense：demoralized  

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demoralize
v.
1.
[usupass]
~ sb
使泄气；使意志消沉；使士气低落to make sb lose confidence or hope
Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody.
频繁的批评足以使任何人意志消沉。

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AllAll,使泄气使泄气,使意志消沉使意志消沉,使士气低落使士气低落,士气受挫士气受挫,挫折锐气挫折锐气,败坏败坏
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1.
Her soul that of a woman whom the turbulent experiences of the last year or two had quite failed to demoralize.
她的灵魂，是一个纯洁贞坚的妇人的，虽然有过近一两年来那样纷扰骚乱的经验，而却完全没有腐化堕落。
tā de líng hún , shì yī gè chún jié zhēn jiān de fù rén de , suī rán yǒu guò jìn yì liǎng nián lái nà yàng fēn rǎo sāo luàn de jīng yàn , ér què wán quán méi yǒu fǔ huà duò luò 。
2.
Hitherto, the Communist land reform had been a powerful agent in helping demoralize the peasant soldiers in the Kuomintang armies.
国民党军队的士兵都是农民出身，共产党所搞的土地改革，在瓦解他们的士气方面一直起着重大的作用。
guó mín dǎng jūn duì de shì bīng dōu shì nóng mín chū shēn , gòng chǎn dǎng suǒ gǎo de tǔ dì gǎi gé , zài wǎ jiě tā men de shì qì fāng miàn yì zhí qǐ zhe zhòng dà de zuò yòng 。
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3.
If you wait to fire them, you'll run out of money, demoralize your top performers, and lose credibility.
如果你只是期待着解雇他们，你将会耗尽财力，不但优秀员工的士气低落，而且你也会在他们心中失去信誉。
rú guǒ nǐ zhǐ shì qī dài zhe jiě gù tā men , nǐ jiāng huì hào jìn cái lì , bú dàn yōu xiù yuán gōng de shì qì dī luò , ér qiě nǐ yě huì zài tā men xīn zhōng shī qù xìn yù 。
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4.
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。
wǒ qíng yuàn gē duàn zì jǐ de bó zǐ , yě bù xiǎng zài zhè yàng de rì zǐ shǐ nǐ sǎo xìng 。
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5.
A team leader must have the courage to intervene on the team's behalf when obstacles that might cripple or demoralize the team arise.
当出现某些障碍影响了团队发展或者挫败团队的士气时，团队的领导者必须有勇气代表团队挺身而出。
dāng chū xiàn mǒu xiē zhàng ài yǐng xiǎng le tuán duì fā zhǎn huò zhě cuò bài tuán duì de shì qì shí , tuán duì de lǐng dǎo zhě bì xū yǒu yǒng qì dài biǎo tuán duì tǐng shēn ér chū 。
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6.
Lofty goals often inspire business teams, while they often demoralize engineering teams.
高的目标通常可以激励商业组，同时他们经常受挫于工程组。
gāo de mù biāo tōng cháng kě yǐ jī lì shāng yè zǔ , tóng shí tā men jīng cháng shòu cuò yú gōng chéng zǔ 。
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7.
People have to make a living. But the problem with relying on rules and incentives is that they demoralize professional activity.
但是依赖规矩和激励的问题在于它们使人们对工作觉得很没意思。
dàn shì yī lài guī ju hé jī lì de wèn tí zài yú tā men shǐ rén men duì gōng zuò jué de hěn méi yì si 。
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8.
Now, however, to recognize that leadership would be to demoralize the people and lose their mass support.
而如果现在还承认蒋介石的领导，无疑只会使人民泄气，得不到群众的拥护。
ér rú guǒ xiàn zài hái chéng rèn jiǎng jiè shí de lǐng dǎo , wú yí zhǐ huì shǐ rén mín xiè qì , dé bú dào qún zhòng de yōng hù 。
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9.
Nothing will demoralize your folks more quickly and cause them to jump ship the first chance they get than poor treatment.
事实上，没有什么比糟糕的待遇更能瓦解士气，否则员工一有机会就跳槽离开。
shì shí shàng , méi yǒu shén me bǐ zāo gāo de dài yù gèng néng wǎ jiě shì qì , fǒu zé yuán gōng yī yǒu jī huì jiù tiào cáo lí kāi 。
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10.
Rumors of impending sanctions can demoralize .
即将采取制裁的谣言能使士气低落。
jí jiāng cǎi qǔ zhì cái de yáo yán néng shǐ shì qì dī luò 。
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