discourage /disˈkʌridʒ/ vt. 使泄气，使灰心：The hardships she faced discouraged her. 她所面临的艰苦使她泄气。We want to discourage children from smoking.我们希望劝孩子们不要吸烟。

 

discouraged adj. 泄气的，失去信心的：Don’t be discouraged. 别泄气。He’s discouraged in his business.他对自己的生意失去了信心。