discouragement

英 [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt]

美 [dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt]

n.  泄气; 灰心; 阻止; 阻拦; 劝阻; 使人泄气的事物; 挫折

复数：discouragements　

BNC.21194 / COCA.22982

牛津词典

noun

• 泄气；灰心
  a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do sth
  1. an atmosphere of discouragement and despair
     灰心绝望的气氛
• 阻止；阻拦；劝阻
  the action of trying to stop sth
  1. the government's discouragement of political protest
     政府对政治抗议的阻拦
• 使人泄气的事物；挫折
  a thing that discourages sb from doing sth
  1. Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.
     尽管遇到这么多挫折，她仍不气馁。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 阻止;阻拦;劝阻
  Discouragementis the act of trying to make someone not want to do something.
  1. He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
     尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
• N-COUNT 使人泄气的事物;挫折
  Adiscouragementis something that makes you unwilling to do something because you are afraid of the consequences.
  1. Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.
     不确定性令投资者裹足不前。

英英释义

noun

• the act of discouraging
  1. the discouragement of petty theft
• the expression of opposition and disapproval
• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  Synonym:disheartenmentdismay

双语例句

• Discouragement and weariness cast me down frequently; but the next moment the thought that I should soon be at home and show my loved ones what I had accomplished, spurred me on, and I eagerly looked forward to their pleasure in my achievement.
  气馁和厌倦的情绪时常困扰着我，但是一想到我即将回到家里，向亲人们展示我取得的进步，我的信心就会大增。我渴望与家人们共同分享我的学习成果。
• According to Maxwell, the first hurdle is discouragement.
  依照麦斯威尔的说法，第一个障碍是沮丧。
• Our ego is often the primary cause of our feelings of disappointment and discouragement.
  自负往往是造成失落感和沮丧的最主要缘由。
• And those who have and exhibit the joy of living are never those who have been without care, sorrow, failure, disappointment, and discouragement.
  而那些拥有并展现出生活乐趣的人，他们的生活绝不是没有忧虑、痛苦、失败、失望与沮丧的。
• Denying yourself your favorite foods can lead to binge eating and, ultimately, discouragement.
  拒绝你自己喜欢的食物可能会导致暴饮暴食，最终，受挫。
• Michael Jordan didn't let a missed shot create discouragement.
  迈克尔·乔丹没有因一次投篮不中而气馁。
• This is a great way to alleviate discouragement.
  这是减少沮丧最好的方式。
• It is perseverance that keeps us continually doing something valuable and admirable in spite of difficulties and discouragement.
  正是坚忍不拔使我们不顾困难和挫折不停地做有价值的和令人钦佩的事情。
• A great degree of discouragement indeed would not have affected Sir Edw.
  更大的挫折对爱德华爵士也没有影响。
• The unfavorable review of his first novel is a great discouragement to him.
  他第一本小说所得的不利评论令他极其灰心丧气。