discourage

vt.

1. 使洩氣，使沮喪
   She was discouraged by setbacks.

   她因挫折而灰心了。

   Don't let one failure discourage you.

   不要因為一次失敗就洩氣。

2. 勸阻；打消[（+from）]
   We discouraged him from giving up the job.

   我們勸他不要放棄那份工作。

3. 阻擋，防止[（+from）]
   The rain discouraged us from going out.

   雨打消了我們外出的念頭。

4. 不允許
   The principal discouraged unexcused absences.

   校長不准無故缺課。