5VERB 挫伤(感情或信仰);泄(气) If someone's feelings or beliefs are punctured, their feelings or beliefs are made to seem wrong or foolish, especially when this makes the person feel disappointed or upset. 挫伤(感情或信仰);泄(气) [Also VERB n]
His enthusiasm for fishing had been punctured by the sight of what he might catch. [beVERB-ed]