英语释义

• expressing disapproval

• depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action;

  "where never is heard a discouraging word"

片语

A discouraging令人灰心的

depressing令人沮丧的；造成萧条的

discouraging result令人失望的结果

desponding沮丧；失去信心（despond 的现在分词）

discouraging news令人沮丧的消息

discouraging answer令人沮丧的回答

discouraging bid非鼓励性叫牌

英汉例句

• when the trend turns up, it will be weak, with continued high unemployment discouraging consumers from spending and businesses balking at major purchases until they ve cleared their books of debt.

  这种趋势一开始会很微弱，随着失业率的增高，会使消费者对开支和商业上的大宗购买感到沮丧。直到他们清理了自己的债务册。

• on the other hand, if the rules do have what appears to be the desired effect of discouraging investment banks from being market makers, then we lose a shock absorber.

  另一方面，如果新规则确实有影响投行充当做市商积极性的效果——这似乎正是新规制定者的意图，那我们就损失了一个沖击缓沖器。

• that is why discouraging and treating addiction should be the priority for drug policy.

  这就是为什么药品政策的首要任务是挫败并治疗上瘾。

• we thank you for easter and the reminder that no matter how discouraging our week was this last week, there is good news in the future for us.

  我们在复活节里称颂并且提醒我们无论本周多么沮丧都已过去，未来将会有好的消息等着我们。

• at the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his computer (made in malaysia ), john decided to relax for a while.

  又是沮丧而又一无所获的一天过去了，他检查了一下他的计算机（马来西亚造），约翰决定休息一会儿。

• it is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. (n.

  令人沮丧的是，有那么多人对诚实感到吃惊，而对欺骗感到吃惊的人却那么的少。

• early this year, southern china suffered from shortages of workers and shoe factories were discouraging orders of boots or any other product that required lots of work and materials.

  今年早期，华南陷入「劳工荒」，制鞋工厂面对需要大量劳动力与原材料产品的订单，因无法生产而沮丧。

• we're looking at four specific pitfalls you will face over the coming decade of destiny: cultural distractions, voices of doubt, tempting shortcuts and discouraging delays.

  我们正在寻找那四个特别的陷阱，在未来十年你注定要面对这些东西，他们是：文化的干扰，怀疑的声音，引诱人的捷径和让人沮丧的拖延。

• by discouraging exams, then, harvard is hardly forsaking academic rigor.

  因此，在令人沮丧的考试面前，哈佛很难摆脱僵化的学术教条。

• a discouraging task, four previous failures had taught him.

  前四次失败的教训让他知道，这是一项令人气馁的任务。

• while sadness, grief, and anger are normal reactions to discouraging events, they need to be followed by a plan for recovery.

  尽管悲伤、痛苦和愤怒是对失意事件的正常反应，但它们需要一个后续的修复计划。

• for a country in which roughly 200 million people are overweight or obese, scientists today have discouraging news: even those who maintain a healthy weight probably should be eating less.

  对于一个有大约200万人超重或肥胖的国家，科学家今天的消息有点让人沮丧：即使是那些有健康体重的人或许也应少吃。

相似词

dreary沉闷的，枯燥的

depressing令人沮丧的；造成萧条的

gloomy黑暗的；沮丧的；阴郁的

sad难过的；悲哀的，令人悲痛的；凄惨的，阴郁的（形容颜色）

chill寒冷；寒意；寒心

相反词

encouraging鼓励，支持（encourage的ing形式）