dissuade
US
UK dissuade [sb] vtr: (persuade [sb] against [sth])
SC 劝...不要做某事
SC 劝阻某人做某事 quàn zǔ mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì
SC 阻止某人做某事 zǔ zhǐ mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì
He was determined to resign and there was nothing I could say to dissuade him.
dissuade [sb] from [sth] vtr: (persuade [sb] not to do [sth])
SC 劝阻 quàn zǔ
It's impossible to dissuade Shawn from enlistment in the military.
dissuade [sb] from doing [sth] vtr: (persuade [sb] against doing [sth])
SC 劝诫 quàn jiè
Please dissuade him from taking that rash course of action.