discouragement
noun /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/
/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
- [uncountable] a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do something
泄气;灰心 - an atmosphere of discouragement and despair
灰心绝望的气氛
- an atmosphere of discouragement and despair
- [uncountable] the action of trying to stop something
阻止;阻拦;劝阻 - the government’s discouragement of political protest
政府对政治抗议的阻拦
- the government’s discouragement of political protest
- [countable] a thing that makes somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something
使人泄气的事物;挫折 - Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.
尽管遇到这么多挫折,她仍不气馁。 - The rise in fuel prices is intended to act as a discouragement to car users from using their cars.
燃料价格的上涨意在劝阻汽车用户使用他们的汽车。
- Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.