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discourages

英 [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪz]

美 [dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz]

v.  阻拦; 阻止; 劝阻; 使灰心; 使泄气; 使丧失信心
discourage的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

  • VERB 使泄气;使灰心
    If someone or somethingdiscouragesyou, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
    1. It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.
      万事开头难,别因此而灰心。
  • VERB 打消…的念头;阻止;劝阻
    Todiscouragean action or todiscouragesomeonefromdoing it means to make them not want to do it.
    1. ...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities.
      使购物和休闲活动化为泡影的台风
    2. ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking.
      劝阻儿童远离香烟的运动

双语例句

  • It discourages habits of industry by holding out before men the hope of getting rich quickly without work.
    它在人们面前展现出可以不劳动而快速致富的希望,从而使人们想丢掉勤劳奋斗的好习惯。
  • Holding people accountable for flawed and faulty plans discourages people from taking the right actions when information becomes available.
    使人们对这个有缺陷不完善的计划负责通常会使他们打消采取正确行为的念头,即使当他们得知信息是可利用的。
  • Such an unsettled political climate inevitably discourages foreign investment.
    这样动荡的政治气候不可避免地会阻碍外国投资。
  • Light discourages them, they need the darkness.
    光会阻拦他们,他们需要黑暗。
  • It discourages me that every time I try to ride a bicycle I fall off.
    我每次骑自行车都跌倒真让人沮丧。
  • Other problems include a weak banking system, a poor business climate that discourages both domestic and foreign investors, corruption, and widespread lack of trust in institutions.
    其他问题包括不稳定的银行体制、不完善的商业体制等,阻碍了国内和国外的投资,导致了腐败和人民对公共机构缺乏信任。
  • They are the product of a bureaucracy that rewards discipline and discourages initiative.
    他们是一个提倡纪律性,反对主动性的官僚机构的产物。
  • Tampering with carton is easily detected. I should say that this rather discourages pilferage.
    纸箱弄破是容易检查出来的,我说这恰恰成为阻碍偷盗的因素。
  • The plainness of these houses discourages many prospective buyers.
    这些房子很难看,使许多潜在的买主望而却步。
  • Fear of discrimination, or worse, discourages many mothers from using existing health resources.
    对歧视或更严重反应的惧怕,抑制了许多妇女利用现有医疗资源的勇气。