demoralise
[di'mɔrəlalz]
vt. 使…道德败坏；使…士气低落；使…丧失信心（等于demoralize）
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1.Nevertheless they fire with quite a lot of power and the smoke and noise can demoralise troops.
只是手枪的威力仍然很大，发射时产生的烟雾和巨响能打击敌人的士气。
2.A loss in North Rhine-Westphalia would demoralise the new government and erase its majority in the Bundesrat, the upper house.
北威州若失利，新政府会士气大跌，也会抹消其在上议院联邦参议院占多数的席位优势。
3.The opposition parties would also drop Labour's heavy-handed performance targets, arguing that they demoralise sta. , sap initiative and contribute to poor care.
反对党也将识破工党笨拙的幌子，指出他们混乱了身份，消弱了主动性，造成了低劣的医疗。
英文解释
v.
1.corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
2.lower someone's spirits; make downhearted