discourage
更新时间:2026-07-09 00:31:39 栏目: 英语词典
更新时间:2026-07-09 00:31:39 栏目: 英语词典
英 [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ];美 [dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ]
动词,意为“使气馁;使沮丧;阻碍;劝阻”,指通过言语、行为或情境等让某人失去信心、积极性,或者阻止某人做某事。
Failure should not discourage you. Instead, it should inspire you to try harder.
失败不应使你气馁,相反,它应该激励你更加努力。
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Parents should be careful not to discourage their children's creativity.
父母应该注意不要抑制孩子的创造力。
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The bad weather discouraged us from going on a picnic.
恶劣的天气使我们打消了去野餐的念头。
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His words discouraged her from applying for the job.
他的话让她打消了申请这份工作的想法。
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The high cost of living in the city discourages many young people from moving there.
城市高昂的生活成本使很多年轻人望而却步,不敢搬到那里去。
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Don't let a few setbacks discourage you. Keep going!
别让几次挫折就使你灰心丧气。坚持下去!
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The teacher tried to discourage the students from cheating in the exam.
老师努力劝阻学生不要在考试中作弊。
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The long waiting time discouraged some customers from coming back.
漫长的等待时间让一些顾客不想再来了。
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The strict rules discouraged employees from making innovative suggestions.
严格的规定阻碍了员工提出创新的建议。
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Lack of support from family members often discourages artists from pursuing their dreams.
缺乏家人的支持常常使艺术家们放弃追求自己的梦想 。
口语运用
鼓励他人场景:安慰因困难而灰心的朋友时使用。例如:“Hey, don't be discouraged by this small failure. You can do better next time.(嘿,别因为这点小失败就气馁。你下次能做得更好。)”
讨论计划变更:当因为某种原因改变原本计划时提及。比如:“The heavy rain discouraged us from going shopping. So we decided to stay at home.(大雨让我们不想去购物了。所以我们决定待在家里。)”
写作运用
议论文写作:在论述面对困难、挑战等话题时,阐述“discourage”相关观点。例如:“In life, we should not be discouraged by difficulties but face them bravely.(在生活中,我们不应被困难吓倒,而应勇敢面对。)”
记叙文写作:描述个人经历、故事发展时,用它来体现人物心态变化或情节转折。比如:“At first, the complex task discouraged me, but then I found a way to solve it step by step.(起初,这项复杂的任务让我很气馁,但后来我找到了逐步解决它的办法。)”
学习积累
替换练习:学习“discourage”后,在日常口语和写作中,尝试用它替换一些相近意思的表达,如“make sb. lose heart” ,通过对比使用,加深对“discourage”的理解和记忆。
情景模拟:自己设定一些情景,如老师劝阻学生不要做危险行为、朋友鼓励另一个朋友不要因比赛失利而气馁等,然后用包含“discourage”的句子进行模拟对话练习,提高实际运用能力。