1. 使泄氣;使灰心 If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
e.g. It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you. 萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難，別因此而灰心。
discouraged She was determined not to be too discouraged. 她決心不過(guò)于氣餒。discouraging Today's report is rather more discouraging for the economy. 今天的報道讓人對經(jīng)濟更加喪失了信心。
2. 打消…的念頭;阻止;勸阻 To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it.
discourage是什么意思
e.g. ...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities. 使購物和休閑活動(dòng)化為泡影的臺風(fēng) e.g. ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking. 勸阻兒童遠離香煙的運動(dòng)
discourage英英釋義
discourage的解釋
verb
1. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
e.g. I warned him not to go too far I warn you against false assumptions She warned him to be quiet
Synonym: warnadmonishmonish
2. try to prevent show opposition to
e.g. We should discourage this practice among our youth
Synonym: deter
3. deprive of courage or hope take away hope from cause to feel discouraged