discountenance
英 [dɪs'kaʊntɪnəns] 美 [dɪs'kaʊntənəns]

v.

阻止；

英英释义

discountenance[ dis'kauntinəns ]

• v.
  • look with disfavor on

    "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

  • show disapproval by discouraging

    "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"

权威例句

An Essay on Duelling. Written with a View to Discountenance This Barbarous and Disgraceful Practice.
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[Letter from T. Hartley Crawford] in relation to a diligation of Chickasaws visiting Washington area is discountenanced
Double-crossing: Elizabeth Bowen's ghostly short fiction
Why the Church of Rome Discountenances the General Study of the Bible
Identifiable dental restorative material
Thyroid dysfunction in type 2 diabetics seen at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
The Challenges of Evolving and Developing Management Indigenous Theories and Practices in Africa
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