disheartens

Having never lived alone, Joey decides to take him up on it, which disheartens Chandler.

乔伊自小从未独立生活过，所以决定一试。这可伤了钱德的心。

It disheartens any writer to get rejection slips.

任何作者收到退稿单都会泄气。

He said that "uncertainty disheartens our allies [and] emboldens our foes" ;

他提到“这种不确定使我们的盟友沮丧，却增强了敌人的信心。”