soul-destroying

adj.

1. 非常枯燥的；十分单调的；消磨精神的
   very dull and boring, because it has to be repeated many times or because there will never be any improvement

1. ADJ-GRADED 极为枯燥乏味的;令人心灰意冷的
   Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
   1. Believing yourself to be in the wrong job can be soul-destroying.
      认为自己入错了行的想法会使人心灰意冷。
   2. ...an utterly soul-destroying experience.
      一次令人沮丧至极的经历

1. Believing yourself to be in the wrong job can be soul-destroying.
   认为自己入错了行的想法会使人心灰意冷。
2. Many NATO officials retort that it is French obstructionism that is soul-destroying.
   许多北约官员反驳道，是法国存心妨碍才令同盟灵魂毁灭。
3. It is tough but not as soul-destroying as is sometimes presented in more melodramatic stories.
   船上的生活虽然艰苦，却没有磨灭到各人的灵魂，故事有时更出现感人的场面。
4. And he found himself trying to suppress a bitterness that was soul-destroying.
   他发现自己在竭力抑制损伤灵魂的苦涩。
5. It's soul-destroying for any team to lose most of their games.
   任何一支常输的球队士气都会十分低落。

adj

1. destructive to the spirit or soul
   1. soul-destroying labor