discourages是什么意思？

discourages

• v. 使气馁( discourage的第三人称单数 )，使沮丧，阻碍，劝阻；

例句

• Wang actively discourages visitors from commenting on his blog. 王主动地阻止访客在他的博客上做评论.
• I should say that this rather discourages pilferage. 这在相当程度上阴止了偷窃的发生.
• A low rate, of course, stimulates stock buying, while a high rate discourages it. 定金率低能刺激人们购买股票, 定金率高则起限制作用.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使泄气;使灰心
  If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
  例句
  It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you. 万事开头难，别因此而灰心。
• VERB
  打消…的念头;阻止;劝阻
  To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it.
  例句
  ...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities. 使购物和休闲活动化为泡影的台风 ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking. 劝阻儿童远离香烟的运动