discountenance

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基本释义

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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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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Verb

1. look with disfavor on;
"The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
2. show disapproval by discouraging;
"any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"

disapproval,rejection,

countenance,