break somebody's spiritFORCE somebody TO DO somethingto destroy someone’s feeling of determination 摧毁某人的意志，挫某人的锐气 They could not break her spirit. 他们摧毁不了她的意志。
The spirit of our soldiers will never be broken. 我们战士的意志永远不会被摧垮。
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