deject
UK/di'dʒekt/US/di'dʒekt/
C2
释义
v.
(Rare; usually replaced by «dispirit» or «discourage») to cause to lose spirits or hope.
(罕见,通常用 dispirit 或 discourage 代替)使沮丧;使灰心
词根拆分
词根派生de-(向下)+ ject(投掷)= 把精神摔下。动词在现代英语中罕见,形容词 dejected 远更常用。
词根 ject 还连着 54 个词例句
- 1.
The bad news dejected the entire team.
坏消息让整个团队都灰心了。