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discouraging

discouraging
[英] [dɪˈskʌrɪdʒɪŋ] [美] [ dɪsˈkə:ɪdʒɪŋ] 生词本

adj.

v.

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1. VERB 使泄气;使灰心 If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions. 

  • It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.

    万事开头难，别因此而灰心。

discouraged

  • She was determined not to be too discouraged.

    她决心不过于气馁。

discouraging

  • Today's report is rather more discouraging for the economy.

    今天的报道让人对经济更加丧失了信心。

2. VERB 打消…的念头;阻止;劝阻 To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it. 

  • ...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities.

    使购物和休闲活动化为泡影的台风

  • ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking.

    劝阻儿童远离香烟的运动

Adjective

1. depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action;

  • "where never is heard a discouraging word"

2. expressing disapproval

1. It's discouraging that so many students have failed.
那么多学生考不及格，真令人泄气。

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2. It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time.
成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。

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