discourage
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they discourage | |
| he / she / it discourages | |
| past simple discouraged | |
| past participle discouraged | |
| -ing form discouraging |
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。
Extra ExamplesSmoking 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. 我们强烈不鼓励竞争行为。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- positively
- strongly
- …
- try to
- from
- (not) easily discouraged
- discourage (doing) something
to make somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something 使灰心；使泄气；使丧失信心 - 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。
Extra ExamplesI'm not easily discouraged. 我不会轻易泄气的。 From boyhood he had been easily discouraged by obstacles in his path. 从小时候起，他就很容易因道路上的障碍而灰心。 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- positively
- strongly
- …
- try to
- from
- (not) easily discouraged
opposite encourage- discourage somebody/something
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French descouragier, from des- (expressing reversal) + corage ‘courage’.