discourage

It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.

开始时做起来也许比较困难。不要让这个泄你的气。

Aren't you discouraged by the slow progress your staff is making?

你的员工进步这么缓慢，你不感到气馁吗？

His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.

他的父母试图阻止他去当演员。

Children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage.

出于健康和安全方面的考虑，担心它们会弄脏或造成损害，孩子们经常被劝阻不要接触自然空间。

He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth.

他对黄热病疫情对城市化进程的阻碍为一种巧合做出了解释。

Societies that cannot replace their populations discourage investment and innovation.

无法更新迭代其人口的社会阻碍了投资和创新。