中文翻译与英英解释

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.
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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

Rumors of impending sanctions can demoralize .
即将采取制裁的谣言能使士气低落。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。