dispirit
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How to pronounce dispirit in British English:
英 [dɪ'spɪrɪt]
How to pronounce dispirit in American English:
美 [dɪ'spɪrɪt]
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- Verb:
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
单词词源
- dispirit (v.)
- 1640s; see dis- + spirit (n.). Related: Dispirited; dispiriting.
双语例句
- 1. I didn 't want to dispirit you like that .
- 2. Such disputes dispirit those who want the church to look outward and upward , not nitpick over the past .