dispirit

英 [dɪ'spɪrɪt] 美 [dɪ'spɪrɪt]

• vt. 使沮丧；使气馁

英英释义

Verb:

1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted;

   "These news depressed her"
   "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
   

经典引文

• He was dispirited because his triumph..had not been as intoxicating as he had imagined.

  出自： C. P. Snow

• I was trying to write novels and poetry, but the results were..dispiriting.

  出自： T. Gunn

近反义词

【近义词】

• depress 使沮丧
• demoralize 使士气低落
• deject <古>垂头丧气的...
• dismay 沮丧
• cast down 扔掉
• dishearten 使沮丧
• discourage 阻碍
• dampen (使)潮湿
• deflate 放气
• darken 变暗
• oppress 使烦恼
• get down 下来
• demoralise 使堕落