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discourage

英 [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ]

美 [dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ]

v.  阻拦; 阻止; 劝阻; 使灰心; 使泄气; 使丧失信心

过去分词:discouraged 过去式:discouraged 现在分词:discouraging 第三人称单数:discourages 

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同义词辨析

discouragedaunt【导航词义:使泄气】

discouragev. 使灰心,使泄气
〔辨析〕
使某人失去信心或泄气。
〔例证〕
One failure after another discouraged him a lot.
接二连三的失败让他非常灰心。
How can you let one failure discourage you?
你怎么能失败一次就泄气了呢?
dauntv. 使气馁,使害怕
〔辨析〕
使某人对某事物心生畏惧或信心不足,通常用被动语态。
〔例证〕
He has never been daunted by difficulties.
他从未被困难吓倒过。
She felt daunted by the prospect of studying abroad.
她一想到要出国留学就感到害怕。

depressdiscouragedishearten【导航词义:使沮丧】

depressv. 使沮丧,使抑郁
〔辨析〕
指使人心情不好、不高兴。
〔例证〕
Losing his job really depressed him.
丢了工作让他很沮丧。
That book depressed him.
那本书让他看得心情郁闷。
discouragev. 使泄气,使灰心
〔辨析〕
指使人失去信心或泄气,常可与 demoralize 换用。
〔例证〕
Don't let one failure discourage/demoralize you! You can do it!
别失败一次就灰心!你能行的!
She is easily discouraged/demoralized by obstacles.
她一遇到阻碍就泄气。
disheartenv. 使沮丧,使灰心
〔辨析〕
较正式用词,指使人失去希望和信心。
〔例证〕
Don't let the defeat dishearten you! Remember that Rome was not built in a day.
不要因为失败而灰心!要知道成功不是一蹴而就的。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 阻拦;阻止;劝阻
      to try to prevent sth or to prevent sb from doing sth, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it
      1. a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers
        劝阻青少年吸烟的运动
      2. I leave a light on when I'm out to discourage burglars.
        我出门时开着灯以防夜盗闯入。
      3. His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.
        他的父母试图阻止他去当演员。
    • 使灰心;使泄气;使丧失信心
      to make sb feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing sth
      1. Don't be discouraged by the first failure─try again!
        不要因第一次失败就灰心丧气——再试一次吧!
      2. The weather discouraged people from attending.
        这天气使得人们不愿意出席。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 使泄气;使灰心
      If someone or somethingdiscouragesyou, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
      1. It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.
        万事开头难,别因此而灰心。
    • VERB 打消…的念头;阻止;劝阻
      Todiscouragean action or todiscouragesomeonefromdoing it means to make them not want to do it.
      1. ...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities.
        使购物和休闲活动化为泡影的台风
      2. ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking.
        劝阻儿童远离香烟的运动

    英英释义

    verb

    • admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
      1. I warned him not to go too far
      2. I warn you against false assumptions
      3. She warned him to be quiet
      Synonym:warnadmonishmonish
    • try to prevent
      1. We should discourage this practice among our youth
      Synonym:deter
    • deprive of courage or hope

      双语例句

      • I think we should discourage people from using their cars.
        我认为我们应该减少其使用的汽车的人。
      • The slower appreciation against the dollar could be a signal to discourage speculators.
        人民币对美元升值的放缓,可能是阻止投机者的一个信号。
      • I mean, you could, but I would discourage it.
        我说,你会,但是我会劝阻你。
      • Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.
        很多父母觉得要孩子循规蹈矩是件很难的事情。
      • I hope my story didn't discourage you.
        我希望我的故事没有打击你。
      • And we will be keeping the ongoing results of the poll private in other to further discourage cheating.
        我们会照料正在进行的民意调查的结果,进一步阻止其他私人欺骗。
      • These fictions discourage some would-be entrepreneurs from giving it a go, and even influence policymakers.
        这些虚构的东西让一些可能成为企业家的人失去了起步的勇气,甚至还影响了决策者。
      • Subsidies on rice exports by industrial countries also discourage higher production in low-cost countries.
        各工业国对大米出口的补贴也抑制了低成本国家提高生产。
      • Discourage unsustainable agricultural practices, uncontrolled deforestation, destructive fishing practices and overfishing;
        阻止不可持续的农业活动、未加控制的毁林活动、破坏性捕捞活动和过度捕捞;
      • Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
        哪些人对你鼓励,哪些人令你泄气?