discountenance 详细解释

discountenance

[dis'kauntinəns]

v. 使丢脸, 使蒙羞, 使慌张
n. 不赞成, 反对

词形变化

动词过去式: discountenanced | 动词过去分词: discountenanced | 动词现在分词: discountenancing | 动词第三人称单数: discountenances |

词义辨析

同义参见:

disapproval  rejection  

反义参见:

countenance  

英英释义

动词 discountenance:

look with disfavor on

show disapproval by discouraging

补充

discountenancediscountenance英:[disˈkauntinəns] 美:[dɪsˈkaʊntənəns]v.1.阻止

例句

1. With her composure, she survived every atempt to discountenance her.不管各种令她窘迫的企图,她都保持镇静,从困境中挺了过来。 2. The master discountenanced smoking and drinking by the students.校长反对学生们抽烟喝酒。 3. the best solution to alcohol abuse is a healthy family life where alcohol consumption is discountenanced.解决酗酒的最好办法是有健康的家庭生活,这种家庭生活是不赞成喝酒的。 4. Amanda was not discountenanced by the accusation.阿曼达并没有因为指控而惊惶失措。