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discountenance

/dɪsˈkaʊn.tɪ.nəns/

翻译: 动词,表示不赞成、不支持或反对某事,也可以指使某人感到尴尬或难堪。

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词语关系

verb

/dɪsˈkaʊn.tɪ.nəns/C2formal已废弃
  • zh动词,表示不赞成、不支持或反对某事,也可以指使某人感到尴尬或难堪。

A verb meaning to refuse to support or approve of something, or to cause someone to feel embarrassed or disconcerted.

  1. Disapprove ofC2formal

    To show disapproval or lack of support for something.

    zh不赞成

    • The committee discountenanced the proposal due to ethical concerns.
    • His parents discountenanced his decision to drop out of school.
    • The government discountenanced any form of corruption.

    同义词deprecatedisapprovediscouragedisfavorfrown on

    反义词advocateapprovecountenanceendorsefavorsanctionsupportuphold

  2. Embarrass or disconcertC2formal

    To cause someone to feel confused, embarrassed, or uneasy.

    zh使人尴尬

    • Her blunt remark discountenanced him completely.
    • The unexpected question discountenanced the speaker.
    • He was discountenanced by the sudden attention.

    同义词abashdiscomfitdisconcertembarrassfazemortifynonplusput outrattleunsettle

    反义词comfortemboldenencouragereassure

词形
  • discountenanced past participle
  • discountenanced past simple
  • discountenancing present participle
  • discountenances third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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