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Discourage Verb 英[Dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ 美[Dɪsˈkɜrɪdʒ Vt.使气馁;使沮丧;阻碍;劝阻 使泄气;使灰心 Lose Enthusiasm

单词 discourage
音标
英[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] 美[dɪsˈkɜrɪdʒ]
解释
vt.使气馁;使沮丧;阻碍;劝阻;
例句

VERB
使泄气;使灰心
If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
例: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
To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it.
例:...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities.使购物和休闲活动化为泡影的台风
例:...a campaign to discourage children from smoking.劝阻儿童远离香烟的运动
变形
third:discourages~done:discouraged~adv:discouragingly~adj:discouraged, discouraging~ing:discouraging~past:discouraged~

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