discountenance是什么意思？

discountenance

英[dɪs'kaʊntɪnəns] 美[dɪs'kaʊntənəns]

• v. 阻止；

例句

• He survived every attempt to discountenance him. 在种种想叫他丢脸的打击面前,他挺过来了.
• With her composure, she survived every atempt to discountenance her. 不管各种令她窘迫的企图,她都保持镇静, 从困境中挺了过来.

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. look with disfavor on;
  "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
  2. show disapproval by discouraging;
  "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"