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
双语例句
- 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。 - Closer analysis reveals a less disheartening picture: the negative changes in position are generally small and, this year, 10 new schools have entered the ranking.
但经过更详细的分析后就会发现，其实局面可能没那么糟糕：那些学校的排名下降幅度普遍很小，而且，今年有10所新学校首次进入排行榜。 - While large gifts may be landing at the doors of business schools, the task of telephoning alumni and others to ask for money can be gruelling and often disheartening.
尽管商学院里或许会有大笔捐赠送上门来，但给校友和其他人打电话筹款的任务，可能让人精疲力竭，而且时常会感到沮丧。 - Adi Da Samraj: The circumstance of existence, in and of itself, is disheartening.
阿谛达至尊：（人类）存在的状况，只其本身，是另人沮丧的。 - 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。 - It can be disheartening when you apply for a credit card and get turned down.
它可以沮丧时，你必须申请一张信用卡，并得到拒绝。 - 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？ - 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。 - For investors looking for clues about the stock market, the decrease may be disheartening.
对于那些希望知道股市是涨还是跌的投资人来说，这种减速可能会使他们感到沮丧。 - Things were so disheartening that he had come to the conclusion that there was not much chance of their succeeding in running the blockade.
这种四面楚歌的境地，他想来当真没有多大把握能够冲得出去。