discourages

英 [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪz]

美 [dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz]

v.  阻拦; 阻止; 劝阻; 使灰心; 使泄气; 使丧失信心
discourage的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使泄气;使灰心
  If someone or somethingdiscouragesyou, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
  1. It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.
     万事开头难，别因此而灰心。
• VERB 打消…的念头;阻止;劝阻
  Todiscouragean action or todiscouragesomeonefromdoing it means to make them not want to do it.
  1. ...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities.
     使购物和休闲活动化为泡影的台风
  2. ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking.
     劝阻儿童远离香烟的运动

双语例句

• The plainness of these houses discourages many prospective buyers.
  这些房子很难看，使许多潜在的买主望而却步。
• Light discourages them, they need the darkness.
  光会阻拦他们，他们需要黑暗。
• Their constant criticisn discourages me.
  他们不断的批评使我感到很灰心。
• Our tax code discourages work and entrepreneurship, saving and investment, and distorts the allocation of capital.
  美国的税收规则挫败了人们在工作与创业、储蓄与投资方面的积极性，并扭曲了资本分配。
• Holding people accountable for flawed and faulty plans discourages people from taking the right actions when information becomes available.
  使人们对这个有缺陷不完善的计划负责通常会使他们打消采取正确行为的念头，即使当他们得知信息是可利用的。
• It discourages me that every time I try to ride a bicycle I fall off.
  我每次骑自行车都跌倒真让人沮丧。
• Such an unsettled political climate inevitably discourages foreign investment.
  这样动荡的政治气候不可避免地会阻碍外国投资。
• Encourages self-monitoring& discourages reliance on teacher.
  鼓励学生自我管理，减少对老师的依赖。
• Tampering with carton is easily detected. I should say that this rather discourages pilferage.
  纸箱弄破是容易检查出来的，我说这恰恰成为阻碍偷盗的因素。
• Limitation on top salaries, however, discourages some from continuing with the government.
  然而，对高薪水的限制让他们中一些人放弃继续在政府中的工作。