/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。