discountenance


vt. 使丢脸;不赞成;使慌张

n. 不赞成

英文词源

discountenance (v.)
"put to shame," 1570s, from Middle French descontenancer (16c.) "to abash," from des- (see dis-) + contenancer (see countenance).

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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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