discouragement

noun

1. 泄气；灰心
   a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do sth
   1. an atmosphere of discouragement and despair
      灰心绝望的气氛
2. 阻止；阻拦；劝阻
   the action of trying to stop sth
   1. the government's discouragement of political protest
      政府对政治抗议的阻拦
3. 使人泄气的事物；挫折
   a thing that discourages sb from doing sth
   1. Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.
      尽管遇到这么多挫折，她仍不气馁。

1. N-UNCOUNT 阻止;阻拦;劝阻
   Discouragement is the act of trying to make someone not want to do something.
   1. He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
      尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
2. N-COUNT 使人泄气的事物;挫折
   A discouragement is something that makes you unwilling to do something because you are afraid of the consequences.
   1. Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.
      不确定性令投资者裹足不前。

1. He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
   尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
2. Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.
   不确定性令投资者裹足不前。
3. Attendance figures had been steadily dropping, creating a mood of doom and discouragement among theatre directors.
   上座人数一直持续下降，使得戏剧导演产生悲观泄气的情绪。
4. If anyone tries to tell you that you are not that strong, don't listen to discouragement know that you belong.
   如果有人试图告诉你，你并非如此坚强，别听泄气话要知道自己真正的归属。
5. This is a great way to alleviate discouragement.
   这是减少沮丧最好的方式。
6. When we feel like we have failed at something, discouragement often follows.
   当认为我们在某些事失败之后，低落感也随之而来。
7. Once we see it, and feel it, we will also feel empowered and our discouragement will dissipate.
   一旦我们去幻想，去感受，就会感到充满了力量，沮丧也就烟消云散了。
8. Our ego is often the primary cause of our feelings of disappointment and discouragement.
   自负往往是造成失落感和沮丧的最主要缘由。
9. The people who we spend the most time with might be a major contributing factor to feeling discouragement.
   和我们相处最久的那些人也许是带来沮丧的最大因素。
10. Discouragement and weariness cast me down frequently; but the next moment the thought that I should soon be at home and show my loved ones what I had accomplished, spurred me on, and I eagerly looked forward to their pleasure in my achievement.
    气馁和厌倦的情绪时常困扰着我，但是一想到我即将回到家里，向亲人们展示我取得的进步，我的信心就会大增。我渴望与家人们共同分享我的学习成果。
11. Feelings of failure, discouragement and injustice flooded my mind during the entire drive home.
    开车回家的一路上，挫折、沮丧和不公平的感觉一股脑儿涌上头顶。
12. The feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc..
    当面对某人优越的声望、财富和地位时受挫折的感觉。
13. Used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement.
    特别是用来指受挫折或者气馁的感觉。
14. Do not give in to discouragement after you experience one of these episodes and remember to call upon your Ascension Angels to help you with this process.
    千万不要在你体验这些小插曲之后屈服于它给你带来的挫折感，记住呼求你的扬升指导天使来帮助你进行这个过程。
15. This mistake probably seems obvious, but as anyone who's been on a lengthy job hunt can tell you, discouragement is easy to come by.
    这个错误大概是显而易见，但是正如任何一位曾经长期求职的人会对你说的一样，气馁很容易出现。
16. When the Spirit of God speaks to us, it will not be a voice of discouragement.
    当圣灵向我们说话，祂不会说一些令我们灰心丧志的话。
17. According to Maxwell, the first hurdle is discouragement.
    依照麦斯威尔的说法，第一个障碍是沮丧。
18. Sorrow, failure, disappointment, and discouragement.
    痛苦、失败、失望与沮丧的人。
19. The important thing is to slog diligently through this quagmire of discouragement and despair.
    最重要的是通过这种沮丧和绝望的泥潭中艰难的努力。
20. It makes your mind positive and frees it from the limitations of doubt, discouragement, indecision and procrastination.
    它使你的思想更加积极，使之从怀疑、怯懦、犹豫不决和拖拉中解放出来。
21. The unfavorable review of his first novel is a great discouragement to him.
    他第一本小说所得的不利评论令他极其灰心丧气。
22. It is perseverance that keeps us continually doing something valuable and admirable in spite of difficulties and discouragement.
    正是坚忍不拔使我们不顾困难和挫折不停地做有价值的和令人钦佩的事情。
23. Or were your feelings ones of fear, discouragement, sadness, or were you even having a hard time imagining fulfilling that goal?
    还是你感觉到了类似恐惧，沮丧，悲伤的负面情绪更或者你甚至很难去想象这一切景象可能发生？
24. And those who have and exhibit the joy of living are never those who have been without care, sorrow, failure, disappointment, and discouragement.
    而那些拥有并展现出生活乐趣的人，他们的生活绝不是没有忧虑、痛苦、失败、失望与沮丧的。
25. Michael Jordan didn't let a missed shot create discouragement.
    迈克尔·乔丹没有因一次投篮不中而气馁。
26. Discouragement is the most dangerous feeling there is, because it is the most insidious.
    沮丧是最最危险的感觉，因为它最阴险。
27. A great degree of discouragement indeed would not have affected Sir Edw.
    更大的挫折对爱德华爵士也没有影响。
28. Denying yourself your favorite foods can lead to binge eating and, ultimately, discouragement.
    拒绝你自己喜欢的食物可能会导致暴饮暴食，最终，受挫。
29. Once market participants focus on that and have a more refined, more nuanced, understanding of the risks and the support features in the municipal sector, I think that acts as a discouragement to a more panicked reaction.
    我认为，一旦市场参与者开始关注于此，并对市政债券市场的风险与支撑特点有了更细致、更关注细节的理解，就会对恐慌反应起到劝阻作用。
30. I encountered opposition and discouragement as well as support and understanding.
    我既得到支持和谅解，也遭到反对和劝阻。

noun

1. the act of discouraging
   1. the discouragement of petty theft

2. the expression of opposition and disapproval

3. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

   Synonym:    disheartenmentdismay