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discourage1 verb a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers 劝阻青少年吸烟的运动Don't be discouraged by failure. 不要因失败而灰心丧气。discourage ♦︎ dissuade ♦︎ talk sb out of sth ♦︎ warn sb off (sth)These words all mean to try to persuade sb not to do sth. 这些词均表示设法说服某人不做某事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to discourage / dissuade sb from doing sth◆to talk sb out of / warn sb off doing sth◆to try to discourage / dissuade / talk sb out of / warn sb off sth◆to manage to dissuade sb / talk sb out of sth■ discourage / /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ; NAmE dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/ [transitive] to try to prevent sb from doing sth, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it 阻拦；阻止；劝阻◆They are launching a new campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers.他们正在发起一场劝阻青少年吸烟的新运动。◆I leave a light on when I'm out to discourage burglars.我出门时开着灯以防窃贼闯入。◆His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.他的父母试图阻止他当演员。OPP encourage ⇨ encourage 2 ▸ discouragement noun [uncountable, countable] ◆the government's discouragement of political protest政府对政治抗议的阻拦■ dissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/ / [transitive] (rather formal, especially written) to persuade sb not to do sth 劝阻；劝止◆I tried to dissuade him from resigning.我力劝他不要辞职。◆They were going to set off in the fog but were dissuaded.他们原打算在雾中出发，但被劝阻了。 OPP persuade ⇨ persuade ■ ˌtalk sb ˈout of sth phrasal verb (rather informal) to persuade sb not to do sth 说服（某人）不做（某事）；劝阻◆I tried to talk him out of giving up his job.我尽力劝说他不要放弃工作。OPP talk sb into sth ⇨ persuade NOTE 辨析 Dissuade or talk sb out of sth? Dissuade is mainly used in writing or in more formal spoken contexts. Talk sb out of sth is used especially in more informal contexts, such as in conversation. It is also very common, in all contexts, to use persuade sb not to do sth. * dissuade主要用于书面语或较正式的口语语境，talk sb out of sth尤用于对话之类较为非正式的语境。在各种语境中也经常使用persuade sb not to do sth◆I tried to persuade him not to resign / give up his job.我尽力劝说他不要辞职／放弃工作。 ■ ˌwarn sb ˈoff■ ˌwarn sb ˈoff sth phrasal verb (rather informal) to advise sb not to do sth or to stop doing sth 劝（某人）不要做；建议（某人）停止做◆We were warned off buying the house.有人劝我们不要买这所房子。◆She wanted to ask him about it but the look in his eyes warned her off.她想要问他这件事，可他的眼神阻止了她。 |