deflated
adj. (球、輪胎等)洩氣的; 令人洩氣的,使人氣餒的
v. (使)漏氣( deflate的過去式和過去分詞 ); (使)…癟下去; 緊縮(通貨); 降低(價格)
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...
跟其他演員一樣,他有時也會以自我為中心,但我想自己已經找到了如何挫他銳氣的辦法。
Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
英國另外的奪牌希望在那天早些時候受到了打擊。
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...
返回岸上後,救生衣就會癟掉,恢復成揹帶狀。
...a deflated dinghy.
癟了氣的救生筏
1. brought low in spirit;
2. collapsed through the release of gas or air
When she refused I felt deflated.
當她拒絕時我感到灰心喪氣。
All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated.
所有這些批評使她徹底失去了信心。
I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions.
他對我的建議興趣不大,令我感到十分氣餒.
He was deflated by the news.
這訊息令他洩氣.
Her rebuff thoroughly deflated him.
她的拒絕使他的驕氣大挫.