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

• It makes your mind positive and frees it from the limitations of doubt, discouragement, indecision and procrastination.
  它使你的思想更加积极，使之从怀疑、怯懦、犹豫不决和拖拉中解放出来。
• 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。
• Attendance figures had been steadily dropping, creating a mood of doom and discouragement among theatre directors.
  上座人数一直持续下降，使得戏剧导演产生悲观泄气的情绪。
• Do not give in to discouragement after you experience one of these episodes and remember to call upon your Ascension Angels to help you with this process.
  千万不要在你体验这些小插曲之后屈服于它给你带来的挫折感，记住呼求你的扬升指导天使来帮助你进行这个过程。
• I encountered opposition and discouragement as well as support and understanding.
  我既得到支持和谅解，也遭到反对和劝阻。
• Once we see it, and feel it, we will also feel empowered and our discouragement will dissipate.
  一旦我们去幻想，去感受，就会感到充满了力量，沮丧也就烟消云散了。
• The feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc..
  当面对某人优越的声望、财富和地位时受挫折的感觉。
• 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。
• The people who we spend the most time with might be a major contributing factor to feeling discouragement.
  和我们相处最久的那些人也许是带来沮丧的最大因素。
• 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。