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dispiriting adjective uk /dɪˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪŋ/ us /dɪˈspɪr.ə.t̬ɪŋ/ causing you to not have much hope about a particular situation or problem: 令人沮丧的,令人气馁的 It was a bit dispiriting to see so few people at the meeting.看到参加会议的人这么少,有点令人沮丧。 There has been a dispiriting fall in sales.销售量出现了令人沮丧的下降。 See
dispirited It was very dispiriting to see people who I thought were friends turn away from me. The prospect of a long delay was dispiriting. The average car or truck loses a dispiriting 38% of its value in one year. It turned out to be a dispiriting year for him and his party. The report is a fascinating and dispiriting read. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Saddening, shocking and upsetting affecting agonizingly arrogance baleful be cold comfortidiom distressful distressfully distressing distressingly dolorous hurtful hurtfully impiously impiousness lacerating teary touching touchingly tragically traumatic |