disheartening

英 [dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ]

美 [dɪsˈhɑːrtnɪŋ]

adj.  令人灰心的;令人气馁的

BNC.32750 / COCA.28663

柯林斯词典

• 令人灰心的;令人气馁的
  If something isdisheartening, it makes you feel disappointed and less confident or less hopeful.

英英释义

adj

• destructive of morale and self-reliance
  Synonym:demoralizingdemoralisingdispiriting

双语例句

• The weeks from Vienna to the 22nd Party Congress had nevertheless been cruel and disheartening.
  从维也纳会谈到苏共二十二次代表大会之间的那几周，一直是严峻和令人沮丧的。
• After so many disheartening experiences, is it not naive to expect that credibility for such a regime can be restored?
  在如此之多令人沮丧的经历之后，指望恢复这一机制的信誉难道不天真吗？
• Its unravelling was swift and disheartening, and brings Thailand back to the brink of further unrest.
  局势迅速缓解，双方激动情绪平复，泰国由可能发生更大规模骚乱退回至骚乱边缘。
• We propose the light to throw on this disheartening tragedy.
  我们对这桩令人沮丧的悲剧提出我们的说明。
• VERONICA PELLEGRIN: "Getting the letter and seeing [ you] will no longer be employed, your services will no longer be required& it is very disheartening, to say the least, and frustrating."
  维罗尼卡•佩勒格林：“我收到了邮件，信上说，你被解雇了，学校不再需要你的服务了&这十分令人沮丧，至少令人感到挫败。”
• It is disheartening to see how blissfully unaware of this fact you truly are.
  看到你幸福地丝毫不了解这样的事实，这令我们很失望。
• The really disheartening part: Among those hired in2009 after a lengthy search, almost half ( 49%) said they liked their new jobs less than the ones they had lost.
  最令人沮丧的是：在那些花了很长时间，终于在2009年找到工作的人中，有近一半（49%）的人表示更喜欢之前的工作。
• Wading through dozens of candidates who all look similar on paper can be a disheartening exercise.
  因为从这些从纸面上看起来大同小异的应聘者之中进行筛选，也是一桩令人泄气的烦心事。
• Explore options for troubled teens can be disheartening, to say theleast.
  对于问题青年采取探索性方法可能会使人气馁。
• I settled on the same disheartening conclusion I had arrived at all too often during my travels abroad: I would never know.
  这就是我在旅途中经常碰到的问题，我只能垂头丧气地接受这个事实&我永远也不知道。