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

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。

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。

noun

This is a great way to alleviate discouragement.
这是减少沮丧最好的方式。
Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.
不确定性令投资者裹足不前。
The unfavorable review of his first novel is a great discouragement to him.
他第一本小说所得的不利评论令他极其灰心丧气。
He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
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。
Feelings of failure, discouragement and injustice flooded my mind during the entire drive home.
开车回家的一路上，挫折、沮丧和不公平的感觉一股脑儿涌上头顶。
When the Spirit of God speaks to us, it will not be a voice of discouragement.
当圣灵向我们说话，祂不会说一些令我们灰心丧志的话。
According to Maxwell, the first hurdle is discouragement.
依照麦斯威尔的说法，第一个障碍是沮丧。
Used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement.
特别是用来指受挫折或者气馁的感觉。