discourage
gb/dɪskˈɚɪd͡ʒ/ us/dɪskˈɚɪd͡ʒ/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 4700
eltántorít, elveszi valakinek a kedvét, lebeszél, elkedvetlenít, elcsüggeszt
คำกริยา
B1
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
to discourage [someone] from [doing something]
Her teacher tried to discourage her from quitting the course.
A tanára megpróbálta lebeszélni arról, hogy abbahagyja a kurzust.
High taxes can discourage investment in new businesses.
A magas adók eltántoríthatják a befektetőket attól, hogy új vállalkozásokba fektessenek.
Negative comments may discourage people from sharing their ideas.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
My friend discouraged me from going to the party.
A barátom lebeszélt arról, hogy elmenjek a buliba.
The bad weather discouraged us from going outside.
A rossz idő elvette a kedvünket attól, hogy kimenjünk.
He discouraged his son from playing video games all day.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'discourage' with 'prevent'. 'Discourage' means to make someone less willing, not to completely stop them.
ความหมาย
Make someone less willing
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
actively discourage
|strongly discourage
|discourage someone from
|discourage bad behavior
|discourage participation
คำพ้องความหมาย
deter (Often used in more formal or official contexts, especially for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
คำตรงข้าม
encourage (Means to give someone support or confidence to do something, which is the opposite of discouraging.)
หัวข้อ
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To make someone not want to do something anymore, usually by talking about problems or bad results.
To make someone less willing or confident to do something, often by suggesting difficulties or possible failure.
คำกริยา
B1
2
elcsüggeszt
B2
รูปแบบการใช้:
to discourage [someone]
Repeated failures can discourage even the most determined person.
Az ismétlődő kudarcok még a legelszántabb embert is elkedvetleníthetik.
She was discouraged by the lack of progress.
Elkedvetlenítette, hogy nem történt előrelépés.
Criticism from his peers discouraged him.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
She felt discouraged after she failed the test.
Elkedvetlenedett, miután megbukott a vizsgán.
Don't be discouraged by one mistake.
Ne csüggedj el egyetlen hiba miatt.
He was discouraged when nobody liked his idea.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners use 'discourage' in this sense with 'from', but here it is often used without it when referring to feelings.
ความหมาย
Reduce confidence or enthusiasm
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
easily discouraged
|feel discouraged
|become discouraged
|get discouraged
คำพ้องความหมาย
demoralize (Stronger emotional impact, often implying a deep loss of spirit or morale.)
คำตรงข้าม
motivate (Means to inspire someone to act with energy and purpose, which is the opposite of discouraging them.)
หัวข้อ
emotions
|psychology
|communication
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To make someone feel less sure or excited about something.
To cause someone to lose confidence, hope, or enthusiasm about something.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
discourage
IPA
GB/dɪskˈɚɪd͡ʒ/
US/dɪskˈɚɪd͡ʒ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
dis - cour - age (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cour)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: discourage
- 3rd Person Singular: discourages
- Present Participle: discouraging
- Past: discouraged
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
discourages
verb
discouraging
verb
discouraged
verb
Core family
discouragement
noun
Negative and opposite forms
encourage
verb A2
Related words
Advanced or less common
discouragingly
adverb
วลีและสำนวน
discourage someone from doing something
1/dɪskˈɚɪd͡ʒ sˈʌmwˌʌn fɹˈʌm dˈuɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Persuade against doing something
To talk or act so that a person does not want to do something anymore.
ตัวอย่าง
- The coach discouraged him from playing while injured.
- They discouraged us from investing in that company.