/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ ||; dɪsˈkɝɪdʒ/verb
[T] discourage sb (from doing sth) to stop sb doing sth, especially by making him/her realize that it would not be successful or a good idea 劝阻;使失去信心:
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。Don't let these little problems discourage you.别遇到了这些小问题就气馁。 [OPP] encourage 反义词为encourage➔discouragedadjAfter failing the exam again Paul felt very discouraged.考试又不及格,保罗感到十分沮丧。 ➔discouragingadjConstant criticism can be very discouraging.不断的批评会十分令人气馁。
discourage/dIsˋkɝIdʒ; dIsˈkʌrIdʒ/v [T]1 to persuade someone not to do something [ encourage ](设法)劝阻﹐阻止: attempts to discourage illegal immigration 设法阻止非法移民的尝试discourage sb from doing sth They’re trying to discourage staff from smoking at work. 他们设法劝阻员工在工作时吸烟。2 to make someone less confident or less willing to do something [ encourage ] 使泄气﹐使灰心: Don’t let one failure discourage you. 不要让一次失败就使你灰心丧气。—discouragement n [C,U]
discouragediscouragediscouragesdiscourageddiscouragingverb (discourages, discouraging, discouraged)to make somebody not want to do something: Jane's parents tried to discourage her from leaving school.oppositeencourage▶ discouragingadjectivemaking you feel less confident about something: The results were discouraging.oppositeencouraging