/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ ||; dɪsˈkɝɪdʒ/verb [T] discourage sb (from doing sth) to stop sb doing sth, especially by making him/her realize that it would not be successful or a good idea 劝阻；使失去信心: I tried to discourage Jake from giving up his job. 我设法劝阻杰克不要放弃自己的工作。Don't let these little problems discourage you. 别遇到了这些小问题就气馁。 [OPP] encourage 反义词为encourage➔discouraged adj After failing the exam again Paul felt very discouraged. 考试又不及格，保罗感到十分沮丧。 ➔discouraging adj Constant criticism can be very discouraging. 不断的批评会十分令人气馁。