discourage
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions. 使气馁
It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you. 开始时做起来也许比较困难。不要让这个泄你的气。
2. discouragedADJ 气馁的
She was determined not to be too discouraged. 她下了决心不要太气馁。
3. V-T To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it. 阻拦
...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities. …打消购物和休闲活动的念头的数起台风。
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discourage /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ (discouraging,discouraged,discourages)
剑桥词典
- Don't let me discourage you if it's what you want to do.
- Her criticism had discouraged him.
- Don't let her comments discourage you.
- It discouraged me to hear so little enthusiasm for the project .
- I don't want to discourage her - merely inject a note of realism .
- We need tougher penalties to discourage miscreants .
- Leaving an outside light on after dark can discourage a potential burglar .
- Police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowds and to discourage looters who ransacked shops and set fire to cars .
- A new campaign is aimed at discouraging children from watching too much television .
- The shop employs uniformed security guards to discourage shoplifters. 返回 discourage
discourage verb [T] (MAKE LESS CONFIDENT)
to make someone feel less confident , enthusiastic , and positive about something, or less willing to do something使泄气，给…泼冷水，使心灰意冷
The thought of how much work she had to do discouraged her. 一想到还有那么多工作得做她就泄了气。
反义词
encourage
例句
discourage verb [T] (PREVENT)
to prevent or try to prevent something happening or someone doing something, by making things difficult or unpleasant , or by showing disapproval（试图）阻挠，为…设置障碍，阻止
a campaign to discourage people from smoking 阻止人们吸烟的运动
The authorities have put tanks on the streets to discourage any protest . 当局调动坦克上街以阻止抗议活动。
反义词
encourage
例句