discouragement

英 [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt]

美 [dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt]

n.  泄气; 灰心; 阻止; 阻拦; 劝阻; 使人泄气的事物; 挫折

复数：discouragements　

BNC.21194 / COCA.22982

牛津词典

noun

• 泄气；灰心
  a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do sth
  1. an atmosphere of discouragement and despair
     灰心绝望的气氛
• 阻止；阻拦；劝阻
  the action of trying to stop sth
  1. the government's discouragement of political protest
     政府对政治抗议的阻拦
• 使人泄气的事物；挫折
  a thing that discourages sb from doing sth
  1. Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.
     尽管遇到这么多挫折，她仍不气馁。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 阻止;阻拦;劝阻
  Discouragementis the act of trying to make someone not want to do something.
  1. He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
     尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
• N-COUNT 使人泄气的事物;挫折
  Adiscouragementis something that makes you unwilling to do something because you are afraid of the consequences.
  1. Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.
     不确定性令投资者裹足不前。

英英释义

noun

• the act of discouraging
  1. the discouragement of petty theft
• the expression of opposition and disapproval
• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  Synonym:disheartenmentdismay

双语例句

• Once we see it, and feel it, we will also feel empowered and our discouragement will dissipate.
  一旦我们去幻想，去感受，就会感到充满了力量，沮丧也就烟消云散了。
• If anyone tries to tell you that you are not that strong, don't listen to discouragement know that you belong.
  如果有人试图告诉你，你并非如此坚强，别听泄气话要知道自己真正的归属。
• The important thing is to slog diligently through this quagmire of discouragement and despair.
  最重要的是通过这种沮丧和绝望的泥潭中艰难的努力。
• It makes your mind positive and frees it from the limitations of doubt, discouragement, indecision and procrastination.
  它使你的思想更加积极，使之从怀疑、怯懦、犹豫不决和拖拉中解放出来。
• When we feel like we have failed at something, discouragement often follows.
  当认为我们在某些事失败之后，低落感也随之而来。
• Discouragement is the most dangerous feeling there is, because it is the most insidious.
  沮丧是最最危险的感觉，因为它最阴险。
• Attendance figures had been steadily dropping, creating a mood of doom and discouragement among theatre directors.
  上座人数一直持续下降，使得戏剧导演产生悲观泄气的情绪。
• A great degree of discouragement indeed would not have affected Sir Edw.
  更大的挫折对爱德华爵士也没有影响。
• He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
  尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
• This mistake probably seems obvious, but as anyone who's been on a lengthy job hunt can tell you, discouragement is easy to come by.
  这个错误大概是显而易见，但是正如任何一位曾经长期求职的人会对你说的一样，气馁很容易出现。