demoralising

1. Redundancy can be a demoralising prospect
   面临裁员可能会令士气低落。
2. This is a good way of demoralising the team and making sure that they never learn, grow or develop.
   这是打击团队士气的最好办法，也是保证他们再也不会学习，成长和发展的好办法。
3. I find such trends hugely demoralising.
   我觉得这种趋势非常打击士气。
4. But there have also been demoralising numbers: unemployment is still rising fast, insolvencies are commonplace.
   但是另一组数字却使人泄气：失业率仍然在上升，到处都有人破产。
5. For me it was demoralising and I hope it was for the players as well.
   对于我来说，可以认为是士气低落，我希望球员也一样低落。
6. America is locked into a draining and demoralising war.
   美国陷入了一场实力不断消耗、士气日益受损的战争。
7. Choosing a piano for a concert is harmful. It's demoralising.
   为演奏会挑选钢琴是有害、让人泄气的事。
8. Another important feature of the snipers was that they had a demoralising effect on the enemy.
   他们在战场的各个角落里射杀盟军的一切重要人员，使其士气严重受挫。
9. It was a demoralising blow for Owen.
   这一举动另欧文非常沮丧。
10. She claims that a poorly resourced education system is demoralising for both students and teachers.
    她声称，资金不足的教育系统正在削弱学生与老师的土气。
11. Seeing this jolly fellow side with the North was allegedly very demoralising for the southern forces.
    据说看到这个活泼可爱的家伙站在北方联邦军队一边，南方军队的士气大大的受挫。

adj

1. destructive of morale and self-reliance

   Synonym:    demoralizingdishearteningdispiriting