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warn off phrasal verb
⇨ discourage 1 (We were warned off buying the house.) ⇨ threaten 1 (He warned us off his land.)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。 threaten1 verb threaten sb with a gun 用枪恐吓某人Pollution is threatening marine life. 污染正危及海洋生物。a storm threatens 风暴逼近 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ harass 另见harass条threaten ♦︎ intimidate ♦︎ cow ♦︎ steamroller ♦︎ warn sb off (sth) ♦︎ scare sb into (doing) sthThese words all mean to frighten sb or say that you will hurt them in order to make them do sth. 这些词均表示威胁、恐吓。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be intimidated / cowed into sth◆to threaten / intimidate sb with sth◆to intimidate / cow / steamroller sb into doing sth◆to try to threaten sb / intimidate sb / steamroller sb / warn sb off / scare sb into doing sth◆to be easily intimidated / cowed■ threaten [transitive] to say that you will cause trouble or hurt sb if you do not get what you want 扬言要；威胁；恐吓◆They broke my windows and threatened me.他们砸碎我的窗子并威胁我。◆The attacker threatened them with a gun.袭击者用枪恐吓他们。◆The hijackers threatened to kill the passengers if their demands were not met.劫机者要挟说，如果他们的要求得不到满足，他们就杀死乘客。▸ threat noun [countable, uncountable] ◆to make threats against sb对某人进行威胁◆She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign.她打算实施她的威胁，提出辞职。◆He received death threats from right-wing groups.他收到来自右翼团体的死亡威胁。◆crimes involving violence or the threat of violence涉及暴力或暴力威胁的犯罪■ intimidate / /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to frighten or threaten sb so that they will do what you want 恐吓；威胁◆They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。◆She refused to be intimidated by their threats.她没有被他们的威胁吓倒。 see also intimidated ⇨ afraid ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ frighten 另见frighten条▸ intimidation / /ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃn/ / noun [uncountable] ◆the intimidation of witnesses对证人的恐吓■ cow / /kaʊ/ / [transitive, usually passive] (written) to frighten sb in order to make them obey you 恐吓；威胁；胁迫◆He was easily cowed by people in authority.他很容易被有权势的人吓住。◆They were wrong if they thought she could be cowed into submission by threats.如果他们认为她会向威胁低头，那他们就错了。■ steamroller /ˈstiːmrəʊlə(r); NAmE ˈstiːmroʊlər/ (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˈsteamroll) [transitive, intransitive] to defeat sb or force them to do sth, using your power or authority and ignoring their wishes or opinions （凭借力量或权威）打败，使屈服，迫使◆She had no intention of letting herself be steamrollered by him.她不愿屈服于他。◆The administration is trying to steamroll the bill through Congress.政府正试图迫使国会通过该法案。■ ˌwarn sb ˈoff■ ˌwarn sb ˈoff sth phrasal verb to tell sb to leave or stay away from a place or person, especially in a threatening way （尤指以威胁的方式）叫⋯离开，告诫⋯不要靠近◆Some animals mark the territory to warn off rivals.有些动物在领地上做标记，以警告竞争者不要靠近。◆The farmer warned us off his land when we tried to camp there.我们想在那里露营时，农场主警告我们不得靠近他的土地。■ ˈscare sb into sth doing sth■ ˈscare sb into into doing sth phrasal verb (rather informal) to frighten sb in order to make them do sth 威胁，恐吓（某人做某事）◆Local businesses were scared into paying protection money.当地商家迫于威胁交了保护费。◆It might be possible to scare him into silence.也许可以吓吓他，要他保持沉默。 |