dis·cour·age
verb/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/
/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they discourage | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it discourages | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪz/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple discouraged | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/ |
| past participle discouraged | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form discouraging | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- 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 Examples- Smoking 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.
我们强烈反对竞争行为。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- positively
- strongly
- …
- try to
- from
- (not) easily discouraged
- discourage (doing) something a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers
- 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 Examples- I'm not easily discouraged.
我不会轻易泄气的。 - From boyhood he had been easily discouraged by obstacles in his path.
从孩提时代起，他就很容易因道路上的障碍而灰心丧气。 - 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 Don't be discouraged by the first failure—try again!
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French descouragier, from des- (expressing reversal) + corage ‘courage’.