discourage

[dis'kʌridʒ]

vt.阻碍, 使气馁

vt.

1. 使泄气, 使沮丧

She was discouraged by setbacks.

她因挫折而灰心了。

Don't let one failure discourage you.

不要因为一次失败就泄气。

2. 劝阻; 打消[(+from)]

We discouraged him from giving up the job.

我们劝他不要放弃那份工作。

3. 阻挡, 防止[(+from)]

The rain discouraged us from going out.

雨打消了我们外出的念头。

4. 不允许

The principal discouraged unexcused absences.

校长不准无故缺课。

词形变化

形容词: discourageable | 副词: discouragingly | 名词: discourager | 动词过去式: discouraged | 动词过去分词: discouraged | 动词现在分词: discouraging | 动词第三人称单数: discourages |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.阻止; 使沮丧

deter  prevent  hinder  disapprove  deject  daunt  keep from  

同义参见:

darken  dampen  dissuade  oppress  dishearten  depress  demoralize  deflate  

反义:

vt.使泄气

encourage  

反义参见:

nerve  help  hearten  support  

英英释义

动词 discourage:

try to prevent; show opposition to

同义词：deter

deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

同义词：warn, admonish, monish

补充

discouragediscourage英:[disˈkʌridʒ] 美:[dɪˈskɚrɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-]vt.1.使气馁; 使沮丧Don't let one failure discourage you.勿因一次失败而气馁。2.阻碍; 劝阻We discourage smoking in this school.在这所学校里我们劝阻吸烟。

例句

1. It's difficult, but don't let this discourage you.这很难, 但不要因此而气馁。 2. There were concerns that the pricing structure discouraged competition.人们担心价格体系会妨碍竞争。 3. The complex system could have discouraged people from voting.这一复杂的系统也许会使人们不愿意去投票。 4. We don't want to discourage people from taking the test.我们不想劝阻人们参加这次测试。 5. She was discouraged in her marriage.她对自己的婚姻感到泄气。 6. Never be discouraged with life.切莫对生活丧失信心。 7. Teachers should discourage their students from smoking and drinking.教师应劝阻学生吸烟喝酒。 8. Low prices discourage industry.低价格阻碍工业发展。 9. Father discourage the expression of enthusiasm.父亲不准有热情的表示。 10. He is a person who discourages easily.他是个容易泄气的人。 11. I don't want to discourage you, but I don't think it's such a good idea.我不想打击你，但我觉得这不是一个好主意。 12. [as adj. discouraging]the discouraging effect of poor employment prospects.不妙的就业前景造成的令人气馁的影响。 13. the plan is designed to discourage the use of private cars.这个计划的目的就是要打消大家使用私家车的想法。 14. we want to discourage children from smoking.我们希望劝孩子们不要吸烟。 15. I tried to discourage Jake from giving up his job.我设法劝阻杰克不要放弃自己的工作。 16. Don't let these little problems discourage you.别遇到了这些小问题就气馁。 17. After failing the exam again Paul felt very discouraged.考试又不及格，保罗感到十分沮丧。 18. Constant criticism can be very discouraging.不断的批评会十分令人气馁。 19. Try not to let losing discourage you.尽量不要因失败而失去信心。 20. We were discouraged by their lack of enthusiasm.他们不热心，这让我们感到气馁。 21. Students may get discouraged by activities that are too advanced.过于专深的教学活动可能会使学生们失去信心。 22. The area's dry climate discourages agriculture.这一地区的干旱气候阻碍农业的发展。 23. He claims the new regulations will discourage investment.他宣称新规定将不利于投资。 24. The purpose of the law is to discourage [=deter] speeding.这项法规的目的就是制止超速驾驶。 25. That type of behavior ought to be discouraged.那种行为应被制止。 26. His parents discouraged him from watching too much television. [=told him he should not watch too much television]他的父母劝他不要老看电视。 27. They discouraged her from going. [=they told her why she should not go]他们劝她不要去。 28. "The team's losing streak has left many fans feeling hopeless and discouraged. [=downhearted, disheartened]"球队的接连失利让许多球迷感到失望和沮丧。