discourage
英[d?s'k?r?d?]
美[d?s'k??d?]
- vt. 阻止；使氣餒
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?discourages;過去式:?discouraged;過去分詞:?discouraged;現在分詞:?discouraging;副詞:?discouragingly;形容詞:?discouraged;? discouraging;
中文詞源
discourage 使泄氣
dis-, 不，非，使相反。courage, 鼓勵。
英文詞源
- discourage (v.)
- mid-15c., discoragen, from Middle French descourager, from Old French descoragier, from des- "away" (see dis-) + corage (see courage). Related: Discouraged; discouragement; discouraging.
雙語例句
- 1. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.
- 瑞士人想要阻止外資流入。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.
- 很多父母覺得要孩子循規蹈矩是件很難的事情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.
- 他的父母設法打消他對音樂的興趣，但他始終堅持。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers
- 勸阻青少年吸煙的運動
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.
- 盡管她沒有回應他的感情, 她也沒有使他喪失信心.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》