discourage

verb

/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/

/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they discourage	/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
he / she / it discourages	/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪz/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz/
past simple discouraged	/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
past participle discouraged	/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
-ing form discouraging	/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/

to try to prevent something or to prevent somebody from doing something, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it阻拦；阻止；劝阻
- discourage (doing) something a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers劝阻青少年吸烟的运动
- discourage somebody I leave a light on when I'm out to discourage burglars.我出门时开着灯以防夜贼闯入。
- discourage somebody from doing something His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.他的父母试图阻止他去当演员。
- Smoking is actively discouraged in the university.该大学积极倡导不吸烟。
- We tried to discourage him from resigning.我们试图劝他不要辞职。
- We strongly discourage competitive behaviour.我们强烈反对竞争行为。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- actively
- positively
- strongly
- …
verb + discourage
- try to
preposition
- from
phrases
- (not) easily discouraged
to make somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something使灰心；使泄气；使丧失信心 synonym dishearten
- discourage somebody/something Don't be discouraged by the first failure—try again!这才是第一次失败，别灰心丧气，再试一次吧！
- discourage somebody from doing something The weather discouraged people from attending.这天气使得人们不愿到场出席。
- I'm not easily discouraged.我不会轻易泄气的。
- From boyhood he had been easily discouraged by obstacles in his path.从少年时代起，他就很容易因道路上的障碍而气馁。
- High interest rates will discourage investment.高利率会降低人们的投资意愿。
- Our system effectively discourages investment.我们的体系可以有效地抑制投资。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- actively
- positively
- strongly
- …
verb + discourage
- try to
preposition
- from
phrases
- (not) easily discouraged

opposite encourage

词源late Middle English: from Old French descouragier, from des- (expressing reversal) + corage ‘courage’.