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discourage
dis·cour·age / dIs5kLIdV ; dIs5kQrIdV /verb T
1. to persuade someone not to do something, especially by making it seem difficult or bad(设法)劝阻,打消…的念头;ANTencourage
attempts to discourage illegal immigration阻止非法移民的尝试
discourage sb from doing sth
My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged me from entering the field.我父亲是一名律师,他劝我别干这一行。
Do not say 'discourage someone to do something'. Say discourage someone from doing something. 不要说 discourage someone to do something ,而要说 discourage someone from doing something。
2. to make someone less confident or less willing to do something使灰心,使泄气;SYNdemoralize; ANTencourage
You should not let one failure discourage you.你不该失败一次就灰心。
3. to make something less likely to happen阻止,防止;ANTencourage
Aspirin may discourage tumour growth in some types of cancer.阿司匹林也许能遏制某些癌症肿瘤的生长。

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