discourage
v. 使泄气，使灰心；使打消念头，劝阻；阻碍
第三人称单数 discourages
现在分词 discouraging
过去式 discouraged
过去分词 discouraged
例句
His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.
他的父母试图阻止他去当演员。
《牛津词典》
The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.
瑞士人想要阻止外资流入。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth.
他对黄热病疫情对城市化进程的阻碍为一种巧合做出了解释。
