Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - discourage
Связанные словари
Discourage
discourage
~ v 1 to prevent or try to prevent someone from doing something by making the action difficult or unpleasant, or by showing them that it would not be a good thing to do (You should install locks on all your windows to discourage burglars. | discourage sb from doing sth) (We ought to be focusing on discouraging kids from smoking.) 2 to make someone think that they will not be able to succeed in doing something so that they no longer want to continue doing it (Students soon get discouraged if you criticize them too often.) (- opposite encourage)
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
(discourages, discouraging, discouraged) 1. 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. = dishearten ? encourage VERB: V n • discouraged She was determined not to be too discouraged. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • discouraging Today’s report is rather more discouraging for the economy. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 2. 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. ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking. = deter ? encourage VERB: V n/-ing, V n from -ing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
transitive verb (-aged; -aging) Etymology: Middle English discoragen, from Middle French descorager, from Old French descoragier, from des- dis- + corage courage Date: 15th century 1. to deprive of courage or confidence ; dishearten was ~d by repeated failure 2. a. to hinder by disfavoring trying to ~ absenteeism b. to dissuade or attempt to dissuade from doing something tried to ~ her from going • ~able adjective • ~r noun • discouragingly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v.tr. 1 deprive of courage, confidence, or energy. 2 (usu. foll. by from) dissuade (discouraged him from going). 3 show disapproval of (smoking is discouraged). Derivatives discouragement n. discouragingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF descouragier (as DIS-, COURAGE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. приводить в уныние; обескураживать; лишать мужества his failures discouraged him —- неудачи сломили его to discourage the garrison —- сломить сопротивление гарнизона 2. расхолаживать, отбивать охоту; отговаривать he discouraged them from going there —- он отговаривал их от поездки туда it might discourage her from collecting souvenirs —- это может отбить у нее охоту собирать сувениры 3. мешать, препятствовать to discourage smb.'s attempts —- не поощрять (не поддерживать) чьих-л. усилий ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
v. 1) обескураживать, расхолаживать, отбивать охоту 2) отговаривать, отсоветовать (from) What can we do or say to discourage our daughter from taking dangerous drugs? Only the worst weather will discourage Jim from taking his daily outdoor exercise. Syn: deter, dissuade, divert Ant: encourage, persuade. ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
- 1437, from M.Fr. descourager, from O.Fr. descouragier, from des- "away" + corage (see courage). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 12719 | |
2 | 2608 | |
3 | 2445 | |
4 | 1708 | |
5 | 1674 | |
6 | 988 | |
7 | 978 | |
8 | 862 | |
9 | 782 | |
10 | 780 | |
11 | 745 | |
12 | 738 | |
13 | 689 | |
14 | 679 | |
15 | 643 | |
16 | 640 | |
17 | 638 | |
18 | 630 | |
19 | 614 | |
20 | 610 |