discourage
英 [dɪˈskʌr.ɪdʒ]
美 [dɪˈskɝː.ɪdʒ]
将“discourage”分解为“dis-”表示否定,“courage”表示勇气。记忆方法:想象勇气被某种力量否定或阻止,从而形成“使人失去勇气”或“阻止”的含义。
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discourage 使泄气dis-, 不,非,使相反。courage, 鼓励。
- 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.
- 1. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.
- 瑞士人想要阻止外资流入。
- 2. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.
- 很多父母觉得要孩子循规蹈矩是件很难的事情。
- 3. His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.
- 他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣,但他始终坚持。
- 4. a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers
- 劝阻青少年吸烟的运动
- 5. Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.
- 尽管她没有回应他的感情, 她也没有使他丧失信心.