| 单词 | discourage |
| 释义 | discourage —discourage /dɪˈskʌr.ɪdʒ/ aep /-ˈskɝː-/ verb [T] (MAKE LESS CONFIDENT) ↑Verb Endings for discourage ► B2 to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something: » The thought of how much work she had to do discouraged her.→ OPPOSITE ENCOURAGE(Cf. ↑encourage)Thesaurus+: ↑Discouraging and putting offdiscouraging /-ɪ.dʒɪŋ/ adjective► F0» discouraging resultsThesaurus+: ↑Discouraging and putting offWord Builder:–Nouns: encouragement, discouragement–Adjectives: encouraging, discouraging, encouraged–Verbs: encourage, discourage • • • Extra Examples:» Don't let me discourage you if it's what you want to do.» Her criticism had discouraged him.» Don't let her comments discourage you.» It discouraged me to hear so little enthusiasm for the project.» I don't want to discourage her - merely inject a note of realism.verb [T] (PREVENT) ↑Verb Endings for discourage ► B2 to prevent or try to prevent something happening or someone doing something, by making things difficult or unpleasant, or by showing disapproval: » a campaign to discourage people from smoking» The authorities have put tanks on the streets to discourage any protest.→ OPPOSITE ENCOURAGE(Cf. ↑encourage)Thesaurus+: ↑Preventing and impeding , ↑Limiting and restrictingdiscouraging /-ɪ.dʒɪŋ/ adjective► F0» discouraging resultsThesaurus+: ↑Discouraging and putting offWord Builder:–Nouns: encouragement, discouragement–Adjectives: encouraging, discouraging, encouraged–Verbs: encourage, discourage • • • Extra Examples:» We need tougher penalties to discourage miscreants.» Leaving an outside light on after dark can discourage a potential burglar.» Police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowds and to discourage looters who ransacked shops and set fire to cars.» A new campaign is aimed at discouraging children from watching too much television.» The shop employs uniformed security guards to discourage shoplifters. |
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