Noun:

1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

2. the expression of opposition and disapproval

3. the act of discouraging;

   "the discouragement of petty theft"
   

• Too hasty publication would be a discouragement to you now.

  出自：E. Waugh

an atmosphere of discouragement and despair

灰心绝望的气氛

the government's discouragement of political protest

政府对政治抗议的阻拦

Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.

尽管遇到这么多挫折，她仍不气馁。

He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.

尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。

Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.

不确定性令投资者裹足不前。

They lead, also, to the mastery of FEAR, discouragement, INDIFFERENCE.

这些步骤, 也是引人走向驾驭恐惧, 掌控失意挫折, 主宰冷漠淡然的步骤.

Presley turned away with a gesture of discouragement, his heart sinking.

普瑞斯莱失望地把手一挥, 转身就走,觉得万念俱灰.

The unfavorable reviews of his first novel were 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.

A feeling of discouragement for the moment bore down heavily upon him.

一阵心灰意懒的情绪顿时沉重地压在他的心头.

It is a discouragement to me.

这真使我泄气了.

Faith must be dead to doubt, clumb to discouragement impossibilities.

信念就是对怀疑, 沮丧和不可能的一概否定.

She sighed as discouragement thickened around her.

眼看希望愈来愈渺茫,她不由叹息起来.

Over the years, I've debated whether the worst enemy is procrastination or discouragement.

这么多年来, 我一直在纠结最强的敌人是拖延还是气馁.

discouragement on the part of the high commander inevitably spreads rapidly throughout the whole army.

尤其是高级指挥官,如果他稍许气馁,就会很快地传遍全军.

He plunged back into the deepest discouragement.

他又泄气了.

Against discouragement appearances that might have led her to doubt, she trusted the Saviour's love.

她不气馁,不怀疑, 一心信靠救主的爱. 基督要我们也象她这样笃信不疑.

A smile is nature's best antidote for discouragement.

微笑是治愈气馁的最好良药.

At this discouragement there seemed, even to her holdfast nature , no way out.

在这阴暗失意的时刻, 连她这样一个遇事死也不放手的人, 也觉得走投无路了.

The loud music was a discouragement to conversation.

吵闹的音乐妨碍了别人谈话.

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.

Denying yourself your favorite foods can lead to binge eating and, ultimately, discouragement.

对你自己喜欢的食物进行节制可能会导致暴饮暴食, 而最终受挫.

I could see his discouragement and feared he would lose all interest in learning.

我能看出他的气馁,以及担心自己失去所有学习兴趣的恐惧.

There comes upon me a sense of chill discouragement of dreary deprivation.

我一定会心灰意冷,怅然若有所失.

an atmosphere of discouragement and despair

灰心绝望的气氛

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。

Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.

不确定性令投资者裹足不前。

He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.

尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。