英语单词“discouraging”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 discouraging 释义 discouragingadjectiveuk

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/d??sk??.?.d???/making youfeellessconfident,enthusiastic, andpositiveabout something, or lesswillingto do something:Despite the discouragingresults,astronomerswere notworried.He isdisappointedby the discouragingnewsfrom hisdoctors.Seediscourage

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• I neverhearda discouraging word from her,ever.
• Thepopulationestimatesare a little discouraging.
• In thefaceof discouragingsetbacks, she says herworking-classrootskeepherstrong.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Discouraging and putting off

• aversive
• cold
• daunt
• daunting
• deter
• deterrence
• discouragement
• disempower
• disempowering
• dishearten
• disheartening
• emasculate
• pour/throw cold water onsomethingidiom
• put a spoke insomeone'swheelidiom
• putsomethingoff
• spoil
• spoilsomeone'spartyidiom
• spoke
• throw
• wind

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(Definition ofdiscouragingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)

discouraging| American Dictionary

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/d??sk?r·?·d???,-?sk?r-/causingsomeone tofeellessconfidentor lesshopeful:It’s discouraging tofeelthatopportunitieshavepassedyou by.(Definition ofdiscouragingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/discouraging##