discourage
英 [dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ]
美[dɪs'kɝɪdʒ]
- vt. 阻止；使气馁
词态变化
第三人称单数: discourages;过去式: discouraged;过去分词: discouraged;现在分词: discouraging;副词: discouragingly;形容词: discouraged; discouraging;
中文词源
discourage 使泄气
dis-, 不，非，使相反。courage, 鼓励。
英文词源
- discourage (v.)
- mid-15c., discoragen, from Middle French descourager, from Old French descoragier, from des- "away" (see dis-) + corage (see courage). Related: Discouraged; discouragement; discouraging.
双语例句
- 1. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.
- 瑞士人想要阻止外资流入。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.
- 他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers
- 劝阻青少年吸烟的运动
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.
- 尽管她没有回应他的感情, 她也没有使他丧失信心.
来自《简明英汉词典》