discourage

動詞

1. 1

   使氣餒、使沮喪、打擊信心

   Don't let one bad review discourage you from writing again.

   別讓一則負評打擊你，使你不敢再提筆。

2. 2

   勸阻、阻止常接 from

   Her parents discouraged her from moving abroad alone.

   她的父母勸阻她不要獨自搬到國外。

3. 3

   抑制、阻礙、不鼓勵

   The new tax is designed to discourage excessive water use.

   新稅制的目的在於抑制用水過度浪費。