in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 demoralise
- VERB 使士气低落;使失去信心;使泄气
If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can.
很明显,目标之一就是要用一切可能的手段打击敌军的士气。