disheartened

英 [dɪsˈhɑːtnd]

美 [dɪsˈhɑːrtnd]

adj.  灰心的;失望的;气馁的

过去式：disheartened　过去分词：disheartened　

BNC.41606 / COCA.34933

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 灰心的;失望的;气馁的
  If you aredisheartened, you feel disappointed about something and have less confidence or less hope about it than you did before.
  1. He was disheartened by their hostile reaction.
     他们的敌对反应让他打了退堂鼓。

英英释义

adj

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic
  1. desperate demoralized people looking for work
  2. felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
  3. the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest
  Synonym:demoralizeddemoraliseddiscouraged

双语例句

• The style of these appointments has disheartened pro-market reformers.
  这些任命使亲市场的改革家沮丧万分。
• Those young men are too easily disheartened by difficulties.
  那些年青人遇到困难时太容易泄气了。
• He was not disheartened, and he continued with his researches.
  他没有失去信心，仍然继续自己的研究。
• He had felt depressed and disheartened.
  他觉得沮丧和气馁。
• Col.3:21 Fathers, do not vex your children, that they may not be disheartened.
  西三21作父亲的，不要惹你们儿女的气，免得他们灰心丧志。
• Getting into an auto accident today was a real downer. To become disheartened or discouraged.
  今天被卷入了一起交通事故中真是一件让人沮丧的事。
• If this is not affirmed, people will be disheartened.
  不肯定这一点，就泄气。
• He was disheartened at the result.
  这个结果使他垂头丧气。
• Being in low spirits; dejected and disheartened.
  情绪低落的；垂头丧气的和气馁的。
• This defeat has really disheartened the team.
  这次战败确实使该队垂头丧气。