dispirit

[US]/dɪ'spɪrɪt/
[UK]/dɪ'spɪrɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 使沮丧,使气馁
Word Forms
过去分词dispirited
现在分词dispiriting
过去式dispirited
第三人称单数dispirits

Example Sentences

dispirit a person from future exertions

使一个人丧失为未来努力的勇气

It was a really dispirited day.

真是令人沮丧的一天。

the army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions.

军队因为冬季环境不适而士气不振。

Our lack of progress is very dispirit ing.

我们毫无进展真使人气馁.

Depress, sadden, dispirit, [Slang; late 1960s

消沉,失意,沮丧.(60年代末俚语)

a dispirited and resigned expression on her face;

她脸上气馁和消沉的表情;

He looked so dispirited I took pity on him.

他那十分沮丧的样子令我产生了怜悯。

a failure that dispirited the team. See also Synonyms at dissuade encourage

使整个队感到灰心的失败 参见同义词 dissuade encourage

Real-world Examples

There is something a little dispiriting about the beauty parade on certain sorts of social media.

社交媒体上美女如云,这确实会让人有点沮丧自卑。

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

What could be more painful or dispiriting than a crucifixion?

还有什么能比耶稣受难更痛苦和绝望的呢?

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

He added that it is dispiriting when people think all cops are abusive and use excessive force.

他补充说,当人们认为所有的警察都虐待他人,滥用武力时,这是令人沮丧的。

Source: VOA Slow English - America

But one of the worlds most famous musicians has just given the BBC a rather dispiriting message.

但是世界著名的顶级音乐人在接受BBC采访时,表示当前的音乐市场并不尽如人意。

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2014

When the shake-out comes, history offers two dispiriting examples of how a consumerfriendly boom can turn into a stitch-up.

当经济衰退来临时,历史提供了两个令人沮丧的例子,说明了消费友好型的繁荣如何转变为一种弥补。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Even in normal times, attending housing court in America is a dispiriting encounter with the judicial system.

即使是在平时,美国民众也会觉得出庭住房法院这样与司法系统打交道的遭遇令人沮丧。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yeah, that is a pretty dispiriting thought.

是的,这是一个非常令人沮丧的想法。

Source: Fresh air

Were they afraid that the kinds of ambiguities that you were raising would be dispiriting to your readers?

他们是否担心您提出的含糊之处会让您的读者感到沮丧?

Source: Fresh air

It could be oddly dispiriting, the blank refusal of humankind to even attempt to function responsibly.

这可能令人沮丧,人类甚至拒绝尝试负责任地运作。

Source: Me Before You

But at once came the dispiriting realization that even if somebody looked into the compartment, he would be neither seen nor heard.

可是,紧接着他又万分沮丧地意识到,即使有人往车厢里看一眼,也不会看见他或听见他的声音。

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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