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a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do something 泄气;灰心 an atmosphere of discouragement and despair 灰心绝望的气氛
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the action of trying to stop something 阻止;阻拦;劝阻 the government’s discouragement of political protest 政府对政治抗议的阻拦
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a thing that makes somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something 使人泄气的事物;挫折