discourage

美音：[dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ] 英音：[dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ]

简单释义：

v.阻止；劝阻；阻拦；使灰心

网络使泄气；使气馁；使沮丧

变形：

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

完整释义：

1.劝阻,使打断念头;阻止,阻碍
2.使受挫折;使沮丧,使泄气
3.沮丧;灰心;失去勇气;丧失信心;令人失望
4.失望;使扫兴
5.避免;防止
6.儆戒
7.泼冷水;报之以冷淡
8.死心
9.转移
10.吓坏

例句：

Some experts have cited tobacco company discounts or lack of funding for programs to discourage smoking or to help smokers quit.
一些专家认为，这是由于烟草公司打折出售香烟，或是因为鼓励或帮助吸烟者戒烟的项目资金不足所致。
Citywide campaigns are trying to curb public spitting, discourage public cursing and littering and also promote lining up.
城市范围内的运动正在展开，试图遏制在公共场所吐痰，劝阻市民说脏话和乱丢垃圾并鼓励排队。
Harry, some within the Ministry would strongly discourage me from divulging what I'm about to reveal to you.
哈里，魔法部有人将会强烈阻止我向你泄露秘密。
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。
If you let a boring class discourage you so much that you want to leave school, you'll lose in the long run. Look at your priorities.
要是你让一个枯燥的课堂给打消了积极性，那么长远来看对你没什么好处。
And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
你们为何使以色列人灰心丧胆，不过去进入耶和华所赐给他们的那地呢，
The higher income tax is harmful in that it may discourage people moving in fashionable circles from trying to earn more.
收入所得税上升有害是由于这可能打击上流社会人士想要赚更多钱的积极性。
Perhaps also it was an attempt to discourage the youth of today from Lu Xun's inconveniently fault-finding habits.
也许这也是为了防止年轻人们养成鲁迅那样让人不快的爱挑毛病的习惯。

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