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daunt verb
⇨ discourage 2discourage2 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 ♦︎ demoralize ♦︎ depress ♦︎ daunt ♦︎ crush ♦︎ get sb down ♦︎ oppressThese words all mean to make sb feel less confident, less enthusiastic or unhappy. 这些词均表示使人失去信心、热情或兴致。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a thought depresses / daunts / oppresses sb■ discourage / /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ; NAmE dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/ [transitive, often passive] to make sb feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing sth 使灰心；使泄气；使失去热情◆Don't be discouraged by the first failure－try again!不要因第一次失败就灰心丧气，再试一次吧！◆The weather discouraged most people from attending.这天气使得大部分人都不愿意出席。◆High interest rates will discourage investment.高利率会降低人们的投资意愿。OPP encourage ⇨ encourage 1 see also discouraging ⇨ disappointing ▸ discouragement noun [uncountable, countable] ◆an atmosphere of discouragement and despair灰心绝望的气氛◆Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.尽管遇到这么多挫折，她仍不气馁。 OPP encouragement ⇨ encourage 1 ■ demoralize (BrE also demoralise) /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz; NAmE dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪz, dɪˈmɑːrəlaɪz/ [transitive, often passive] to make sb lose confidence and hope, especially by creating a negative feeling among a group of people 使泄气；使意志消沉；使士气低落◆Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody.没完没了的批评足以使任何人意志消沉。◆Many members were demoralized by the leadership's failure to implement reforms.许多成员因领导者改革不力而士气低落。 see also morale ⇨ mood ▸ demoralizing (BrE also demoralising) adjective ◆the demoralizing effects of unemployment失业使人意志消沉的坏影响■ depress /dɪˈpres/ / [transitive] to make sb feel sad and without hope or enthusiasm 使抑郁；使沮丧；使消沉◆Wet weather always depresses me.阴雨天总使我心情抑郁。◆It depresses me to see so many young girls smoking.看到这么多年轻女孩抽烟使我感到沮丧。 see also depressed ⇨ depressed , depressing ⇨ negative , depression ⇨ gloom ■ daunt / /dɔːnt/ / [transitive, often passive] to make sb feel nervous and less confident about doing sth, because it seems difficult or frightening 使胆怯；使气馁；使失去信心◆She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.她是个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。 see also daunting ⇨ frightening ■ crush [transitive] (especially written) to destroy sb's confidence or happiness 破坏，毁坏（某人的信心或幸福）◆She felt completely crushed by the teacher's criticism.老师的批评使她觉得自己一无是处。◆Their new self-confidence could not be crushed.他们刚刚建立起的自信心不能被破坏。▸ crushing adjective ◆a crushing defeat in the election在选举中的惨败■ ˌget sb ˈdown phrasal verb (getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) (rather informal, especially spoken) to make sb feel sad or depressed 使悲伤；使沮丧；使忧郁◆Don't let it get you down too much.别为这件事过度沮丧。◆The lack of sleep is getting me down.缺少睡眠使我委靡不振。 OPP cheer sb up ⇨ encourage 1 ■ oppress / /əˈpres/ / [transitive] (rather formal, written) to make sb only able to think about sad or worrying things 使郁闷；使烦恼；使不安◆The gloomy atmosphere in the office oppressed her.办公室里那阴沉沉的气氛使她郁闷。 |