discountenance
英[dɪs'kaʊntɪnəns]
美[dɪs'kaʊntənəns]
- v. 使丢脸；使蒙羞；使慌张
- n. 不赞成；反对
countenance面容，表情; earnestly认真地; suppress抑制; continuance继续; discourage使气馁; denounce谴责; obstruct阻塞; restrain抑制，控制; curtail截断, 缩短; endeavour尽力,竭力; shun开, 回, 免;
详细释义
Verb:
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look with disfavor on;
"The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
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show disapproval by discouraging;
"any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"
双语例句
- 1. With her composure, she survived every atempt to discountenance her.
- 不管各种令她窘迫的企图,她都保持镇静, 从困境中挺了过来.
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- 2. He survived every attempt to discountenance him.
- 在种种想叫他丢脸的打击面前,他挺过来了.
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相关词汇
- disapproval 不赞成
- rejection 拒绝
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