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discourage

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英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

vt. 阻止；使气馁

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A fixed mind-set can also hinder communication and progress in the workplace and discourage or ignore constructive criticism and advice.

And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now.

The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.

But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage.

The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.

Notwithstanding important recent progress in developing renewable fuel sources, low fossil fuel prices could discourage further innovation in, and adoption of, cleaner energy technologies.

The theory is that smoking should be stripped of any appeal to discourage new generations from starting in the first place.

Plain packaging discourages non-smokers from taking up smoking.

It may discourage rich people from space travel.

And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now.

Societies that cannot replace their populations discourage investment and innovation.

These should discourage retailers from wasteful practices that lead to the rejection of food on the basis of cosmetic characteristics, and losses in the home due to excessive purchasing by consumers

He says that more openness in science could help to discourage what some perceive as a common practice of shutting out early-career scientists requests for data.

The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal c

However, this should not discourage you.

Meanwhile, things that you might expect to discourage spending— "bad" tables, crowding, high prices — don't necessarily.

The failure was a big blow to him, but he wasn't discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever.

They hope to discourage the seabirds from wandering onto the highway.

Yet instead of being discouraged by my slow progress, I was excited.