搜尋結果
demoralize
- IPA[dəˈmôrəˌlīz]
美式
- cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit;corrupt the morals of (someone)
verb: demoralize, 3rd person present: demoralizes, gerund or present participle: demoralizing, past tense: demoralized, past participle: demoralized
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit their rejection of the treaty has demoralized the diplomatic community
- 2. archaic corrupt the morals of (someone) she hastened her daughter's steps, lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these “mad English”