deflated
adj. (球、轮胎等)泄气的; 令人泄气的,使人气馁的
v. (使)漏气( deflate的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)…瘪下去; 紧缩(通货); 降低(价格)
If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him...
跟其他演员一样,他有时也会以自我为中心,但我想自己已经找到了如何挫他锐气的办法。
Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
英国另外的夺牌希望在那天早些时候受到了打击。
When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it.
When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness...
返回岸上后,救生衣就会瘪掉,恢复成背带状。
...a deflated dinghy.
瘪了气的救生筏
1. brought low in spirit;
2. collapsed through the release of gas or air
When she refused I felt deflated.
当她拒绝时我感到灰心丧气。
All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated.
所有这些批评使她彻底失去了信心。
I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions.
他对我的建议兴趣不大,令我感到十分气馁.
He was deflated by the news.
这消息令他泄气.
Her rebuff thoroughly deflated him.
她的拒绝使他的骄气大挫.