音标:[ˈstʌltəˌfaɪz] ;
v. 使成为徒劳, 使变得无用( stultify的第三人称单数 )
v prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
v cause to appear foolish
v deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

stultify的用法和样例:

例句

  1. Their unhelpfulness has stultified our efforts to improve things.他们不管事,我们为改进工作的用心也就白费了。

词汇搭配

  • stultifying动词stultify...

经典引文

  • I, to stultify my book for the sake of popularity, money!

    出自:C. Kingsley
【近义词】

American Utopianism 美式乌托邦 Short-lived, much loved 短命的狂热 How American idealists withdrew from the mainstream to create their own paradise美国理想主义者退避俗世,自建天堂。 UTOPIANISM in politics gets a bad press. T

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