英语词汇“demoralize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Longman Language Activatornot confident► lack confidence/be lacking in confidence

to not be confident about your abilities or appearance: · Francine lacks confidence and needs a lot of encouragement and support.· I was fat, had no friends, and lacked confidence.· While girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities.

► lose confidence

to stop feeling confident, especially after making a mistake: · "How was your driving test?" "Terrible - I made one small mistake, and then I just lost confidence."· People tend to lose confidence if they've been out of work for a while.

► unsure of yourself

to not be confident, especially because you are young or you do not have much experience: · At first, Chris seemed nervous and unsure of herself.· He was only 21 and still very unsure of himself with girls.

► insecure

not confident about making decisions, trying new experiences, or forming new relationships, especially because you are worried that you are not good enough: · Ben's parents' divorce left him lonely and insecure.insecure about: · Even though she's a model, she's very insecure about how she looks.

► demoralized

if a person or a group of people are demoralized , they have lost all their confidence that they can succeed at something and are unwilling to continue with it: · a demoralized work force· Many employees became demoralized and cynical when the company announced another round of job cuts.utterly/thoroughly demoralized: · The team was a wreck - thoroughly demoralized after a humiliating season.

► discouraged

not confident about something you are trying to achieve, because you have had difficulty achieving it: · I was very discouraged at the time, but I still hoped we could find a solution.get/become discouraged: · Students with learning difficulties who do not have a dedicated teacher can become discouraged very easily.discouraged by: · Discouraged by her failed marriages, she gradually withdrew from the world.discouraged about: · Hartman was so discouraged about the way his performing career was going, that he gave up acting for writing.

to make someone feel less confident► shake/damage (somebody's) confidence

if something shakes or damages someone's confidence , it makes them feel unsure of their abilities and less confident: · Being fired really shook his confidence.badly shaken: · Her confidence was badly shaken when she was involved in a car accident a few years ago.

► demoralizing

making people feel that they cannot be successful at something they are trying to do, so that they become unwilling to continue with it: · the demoralizing effects of unemployment· Many of the teachers found the school board's criticism unfair and demoralizing.· Rivas says being on welfare was a demoralizing and humiliating experience.

► take the wind out of somebody's sails

informal to make someone lose their confidence, especially by saying or doing something unexpected: · Last night's defeat has taken some of the wind out of the team's sails.

► discourage

to make someone feel less confident about something they are trying to achieve: · What discouraged me most was our lack of progress in the pay negotiations.· Although the troubles in the financial markets have made him cautious, Reid said they haven't discouraged him.

► discouraging

making someone feel less confident about something they are trying to achieve: · My father made a few discouraging remarks about my academic abilities that have stayed with me to this day.· Despite discouraging viewing figures for their movie "For the Boys", Paramount decided to try to make another similar film.be discouraging to do something: · It's very discouraging to find out that your own team members have been lying to you.discouraging that: · It is deeply discouraging that the government can struggle with the nation's budget for nearly a year and still fail to achieve anything.