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dishearten vt.使沮丧；使泄气 (1) 不要因这一挫折而气馁。(2) 她母亲的死使她失去勇气。 Uncracking the code of the verb dishearten couldn't be easier. Just take it apart, and it quickly reveals its meaning. Dis- is a prefix that means "not, un-, take away." Heart in its figurative sense means love, care, and good feelings. And the -en at the end shows the word is a verb with the sense of causing something to be. So dishearten means "to cause someone's 'heart' to be taken away." We were disheartened by the news of still more home foreclosures.

Accepted Answer

英 [dɪs'hɑːtn] 美 [dɪs'hɑːrtn] (1) Don't let the defeat dishearten you.(2) The death of her mother disheartened her. If someone tells you not to be disheartened, they want you to stay upbeat and positive. Something that brings you down or steals your sense of hope disheartens you.

英语单词	dishearten
英美音标	英 [dɪs'hɑːtn] 美 [dɪs'hɑːrtn]
中文释义	vt.使沮丧；使泄气
英语例句	(1) Don't let the defeat dishearten you. (2) The death of her mother disheartened her.
中文例句	(1) 不要因这一挫折而气馁。 (2) 她母亲的死使她失去勇气。
vocabulary简明	If someone tells you not to be disheartened, they want you to stay upbeat and positive. Something that brings you down or steals your sense of hope disheartens you.
vocabulary扩展	Uncracking the code of the verb dishearten couldn't be easier. Just take it apart, and it quickly reveals its meaning. Dis- is a prefix that means "not, un-, take away." Heart in its figurative sense means love, care, and good feelings. And the -en at the end shows the word is a verb with the sense of causing something to be. So dishearten means "to cause someone's 'heart' to be taken away." We were disheartened by the news of still more home foreclosures.

Dishearten Disheartened Sense Means Verb 英 Dɪs'hɑːtn] 美 Dɪs'hɑːrtn