discourage/dɪˈskʌrɪdʒ/
vt.-aged, -aging1. 使丧失勇气;使气馁; 使沮丧Don't let one failure discourage you, try again.不要因为一次失败就气馁,再试一试看。
If you meet with any difficulty in your study, don't be discouraged.如果你学习中遇到什么困难,不要灰心。
2. 试图阻止;阻拦;劝阻The school teachers discourage smoking.学校老师不赞成吸烟。
His parents discouraged him from joining the airforce.他的父母亲劝他不要参加空军。