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使泄气 shǐ xièqì

discourage [dısˈkʌrıdʒ] VB trans

1. discourage:

discourage
使泄气 shǐ xièqì
discourage
使沮丧 shǐ jǔsàng

2. discourage:

discourage
劝阻 quànzǔ
discourage sb from smoking
▶ discouragement N
Present
Idiscourage
youdiscourage
he/she/itdiscourages
wediscourage
youdiscourage
theydiscourage
Past
Idiscouraged
youdiscouraged
he/she/itdiscouraged
wediscouraged
youdiscouraged
theydiscouraged
Present Perfect
Ihavediscouraged
youhavediscouraged
he/she/ithasdiscouraged
wehavediscouraged
youhavediscouraged
theyhavediscouraged
Past Perfect
Ihaddiscouraged
youhaddiscouraged
he/she/ithaddiscouraged
wehaddiscouraged
youhaddiscouraged
theyhaddiscouraged

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To discourage the kid from a life of crime, the owner tells a story...
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The zone defense is also used to discourage the offense from making long passes.
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However, he has very low marks, for he feels very miserable and discouraged.
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For these reasons, the use of cryptsetup is discouraged with plain passphrases.
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The insecurity of land tenure further discouraged the use of capital inputs.
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