dis·coun·te·nance /dɪsˈkaʊntɪnəns/ vt. | n.I vt. 1. 不赞成,反对(某种行为或行动) The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students. 教师不赞成学生吸烟。 2. 使羞愧;使窘迫 He was discountenanced by her abrupt rejection of his invitation to dinner. 她粗鲁地拒绝他吃饭的邀请弄得他很窘。 II n. 不赞同,反对