discountenance

英[dɪs'kaʊntɪnəns] 美[dɪs'kaʊntənəns]
  • v. 使丢脸；使蒙羞；使慌张
  • n. 不赞成；反对
discountenanced discountenanced discountenancing discountenances

详细释义

Verb:
  1. look with disfavor on;

    "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

  2. 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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