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demoralization

/dih-mawr-uh-lahyz, -mor-/US // dɪˈmɔr əˌlaɪz, -ˈmɒr- //UK // (dɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪz) //

士气低落,士气消沉,士气消退,士气

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·mor·al·ized, de·mor·al·iz·ing.

    • : to deprive of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
    • : to throw into disorder or confusion; bewilder:We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that we were lost for hours.
    • : to corrupt or undermine the morals of.

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Examples

  • Provost General Macy, of Massachusetts, established a guard to prevent depredations and to save the army from demoralization.

  • From which it may be inferred,” remarked Isagani with a bitter smile, “that the government wishes our demoralization.

  • They were more like militia than regular forces; they fostered military virtues, without the demoralization of standing armies.

  • Idle hours work demoralization and the ever-present example of the village loafer is not good.

  • The march of fifteen miles to Imbike showed a great demoralization in his men, many of them not coming up till nightfall.