/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ vt.1.(dishearten)+ person使灰心丧气；使沮丧；使气馁
It's difficult, but don't let this discourage you.这很难, 但不要因此而气馁。
2.(inhibit)阻碍；阻止；阻挠
There were concerns that the pricing structure discouraged competition.人们担心价格体系会妨碍竞争。
3.(dissuade, deter)劝阻；劝诫；劝止
to discourage sb from doing sth劝阻某人做某事
The complex system could have discouraged people from voting.这一复杂的系统也许会使人们不愿意去投票。
We don't want to discourage people from taking the test.我们不想劝阻人们参加这次测试。