discourage
- KK[dɪsˋkɝɪdʒ]
- DJ[disˋkə:ridʒ]
美式
- 使洩氣，使沮喪；勸阻；打消[（+from）]
過去式：discouraged 過去分詞：discouraged 現在分詞：discouraging
- 釋義
- 同反義
及物動詞
- 1. 使洩氣，使沮喪 She was discouraged by setbacks. 她因挫折而灰心了。 Don't let one failure discourage you. 不要因為一次失敗就洩氣。
- 2. 勸阻；打消[（+from）] We discouraged him from giving up the job. 我們勸他不要放棄那份工作。
- 3. 阻擋，防止[（+from）] The rain discouraged us from going out. 雨打消了我們外出的念頭。
- 4. 不允許 The principal discouraged unexcused absences. 校長不准無故缺課。
