discourage
US
UK discourage [sb] vtr: (dissuade) (人)
SC 阻拦 zǔ lán
SC 劝阻 zǔ lán，quàn zǔ
Simon was concerned about Maria driving home after drinking a bottle of wine and did his best to discourage her.
玛利亚喝了一瓶红酒，要开车回家，西蒙很担心，尽力劝阻她。
discourage [sb] from doing [sth] v expr: (dissuade)
SC 劝阻...不要做...
SC 阻止...做..
Jane did her best to discourage her friend from drinking too much.
珍尽全力劝阻自己的朋友，不要喝太多酒。
discourage [sb] vtr: (dishearten)
SC 使沮丧 shǐ jǔ sàng
TC 使沮喪
TC 使沮喪
SC 使灰心丧气
Don't tell him he's not as fast as his brother; you'll discourage him.
不要对他说，他不如自己哥哥快，你会让他沮丧的。