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discourages

/dɪˈskʌrɪdʒɪz/ /dɪˈskɜːrɪdʒɪz/

Meanings
verb

使气馁，劝退，打消…的念头

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

Examples :

"Criticism without constructive feedback often discourages students from participating in class. "
缺乏建设性反馈的批评常常使学生气馁，从而打消他们参与课堂的念头。
attitude emotion mind character

Related Words

Illustration confidence

confidence noun

/ˈkɒnfɪdəns/

自信，信心

"Her confidence in her ability to speak French helped her to participate more in class discussions. "

她对自己的法语口语能力的自信，帮助她在课堂讨论中更积极地参与。

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration feedback

feedback noun

/ˈfiːdˌbæk/

反馈，意见，评价

"After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback."

你交了论文之后，我会给你们打分，并且提供评价和反馈意见。

Illustration participating

participating verb

/pɑrˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪŋ/ /pərˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪŋ/

参加，参与，加入。

""My sister is participating in the school play this year." "

今年我妹妹要参加学校的戏剧表演。

Illustration constructive

constructive adjective

/kənˈstɹʌktɪv/

建设性的，构造性的

"The architect's constructive criticism helped improve the design of the new school building. "

建筑师提出的构造性意见帮助改进了新学校大楼的设计。

Illustration extinguish

extinguish verb

/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

熄灭，扑灭。

"Please extinguish your cigarette before entering the building. "

请在进入大楼前熄灭你的香烟。

Illustration courage

courage noun

/ˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ /ˈkɝɹɪdʒ/

勇气，胆量.

"It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business."

在商业上取得成功需要很大的勇气。

Illustration persuade

persuade verb

/pəˈsweɪd/ /pɚˈsweɪd/

说服，劝说

"That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion."

那个推销员成功说服我买了这瓶润肤露。

Illustration dishearten

dishearten verb

/dɪsˈhɑː.tən/ /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/

使灰心，使气馁

"The negative comments from the teacher dishearten the student, making her lose her motivation to study. "

老师的负面评价使那个学生灰心丧气，让她失去了学习的动力。

Illustration somebody

somebody noun

/ˈsʌmbədɪ/ /ˈsʌmbɑdi/

名人，要人，大人物。

"That famous singer, somebody everyone recognizes, is performing at the school concert. "

那位著名歌手，可是个大家都认识的大人物，将在学校音乐会上表演。

Illustration criticism

criticism noun

/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/

批评，批判。

"The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue."

那位政客因为在这个问题上的争议性立场，受到了很多公众的批评。