dispirit

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

Translation

vt. 使沮喪,使氣餒
Word Forms
過去分詞dispirited
現在分詞dispiriting
過去式dispirited
第三人稱單數dispirits

Example Sentences

dispirit a person from future exertions

使一個人喪失爲未來努力的勇氣

It was a really dispirited day.

真是令人沮喪的一天。

the army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions.

軍隊因爲冬季環境不適而士氣不振。

Our lack of progress is very dispirit ing.

我們毫無進展真使人氣餒.

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

消沉,失意,沮喪.(60年代末俚語)

a dispirited and resigned expression on her face;

她臉上氣餒和消沉的表情;

He looked so dispirited I took pity on him.

他那十分沮喪的樣子令我產生了憐憫。

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

使整個隊感到灰心的失敗 參見同義詞 dissuade encourage

Real-world Examples

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

社交媒體上美女如雲,這確實會讓人有點沮喪自卑。

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

What could be more painful or dispiriting than a crucifixion?

還有什麼能比耶穌受難更痛苦和絕望的呢?

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

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

他補充說,當人們認爲所有的警察都虐待他人,濫用武力時,這是令人沮喪的。

Source: VOA Slow English - America

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

但是世界著名的頂級音樂人在接受BBC採訪時,表示當前的音樂市場並不盡如人意。

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.

當經濟衰退來臨時,歷史提供了兩個令人沮喪的例子,說明了消費友好型的繁榮如何轉變爲一種彌補。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

即使是在平時,美國民衆也會覺得出庭住房法院這樣與司法系統打交道的遭遇令人沮喪。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yeah, that is a pretty dispiriting thought.

是的,這是一個非常令人沮喪的想法。

Source: Fresh air

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

他們是否擔心您提出的含糊之處會讓您的讀者感到沮喪?

Source: Fresh air

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

這可能令人沮喪,人類甚至拒絕嘗試負責任地運作。

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,緊接着他又萬分沮喪地意識到,即使有人往車廂裏看一眼,也不會看見他或聽見他的聲音。

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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