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单词 discourage
释义
discouragediscourage /dɪˈskɚɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-/ ●●○ verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
discourage
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydiscourage
he, she, itdiscourages
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydiscouraged
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave discouraged
he, she, ithas discouraged
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad discouraged
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill discourage
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have discouraged
Continuous Form
PresentIam discouraging
he, she, itis discouraging
you, we, theyare discouraging
PastI, he, she, itwas discouraging
you, we, theywere discouraging
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been discouraging
he, she, ithas been discouraging
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been discouraging
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be discouraging
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been discouraging
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto make someone decide to do something, especially by giving good reasons
to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving good reasons:  I tried to persuade Freddie to see her.
to persuade someone to do something, especially something he or she does not want to do:  I convinced him to stay another night.
(also get somebody to do something) to convince someone to do something. Talk somebody into something sounds more informal than convince, and get somebody to do something sounds even more informal:  I should never have let my mother talk me into buying this dress. I tried to get Jill to come, but she said she was too tired.
to persuade someone who is not sure about something to make the decision that you want:  The governor is cutting taxes in an effort to sway voters.
to have an effect on what someone does or thinks:  Judges should not allow the media to influence their decisions.
to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think that it is good for him or her:  More high schools are encouraging their students to do community service.
to try to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly:  “Come for Christmas,” Jody coaxed over the phone.
to try to persuade someone to do something by praising him or her or promising things:  I managed to cajole Miguel into directing the movie.
formal to persuade someone to do something that he or she does not want to do:  She prevailed upon her brother to play the flute at her wedding.
to encourage or persuade someone to do something wrong or stupid:  One of the other kids must have put him up to it.
(also dissuade formal) to persuade someone not to do something:  He didn’t make any effort to dissuade me from going.
1to persuade someone not to do something, especially by making it seem difficult or bad OPP encourage:  The cameras should discourage shoplifters.discourage somebody from doing something My father tried to discourage me from becoming a lawyer.► see thesaurus at persuade2to make someone less confident or less willing to do something OPP encourage:  You shouldn’t let one failure discourage you.3to make something become less likely to happen OPP encourage:  Put the plant in a cold room to discourage growth.
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