1·His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.
他的父母试图阻止他去当演员。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The theory is that smoking should be stripped of any appeal to discourage new generations from starting in the first place.
这种理论认为，应该消除吸烟的任何吸引力，从一开始就阻止新一代开始吸烟。
3·A bad teacher-students relationship can discourage students from learning.
不良的师生关系会阻碍学生学习。
4·Make your own car a less inviting target, to discourage thieves from trying.
让你自己的车成为一个不那么诱人的目标，以阻止小偷尝试去偷。
5·These should discourage retailers from wasteful practices that lead to the rejection of food on the basis of cosmetic characteristics, and losses in the home due to excessive purchasing by consumers.
这些措施应该阻止零售商的浪费行为，因为这些做法会导致基于化妆品特性的食品被拒绝，以及消费者过度购买造成的家庭损失。
6·The purpose of the Act is to discourage the mainland American colonies from importing molasses.
该法案的目的是阻止美国大陆殖民地进口糖蜜。
7·But a lot of the time, well-meaning people will discourage friends from trying something that's difficult but achievable.
但是很多时候，善意的人们会劝阻朋友尝试一些困难但能实现的事情。
8·It would also discourage people from needlessly hogging data.
它还将阻止不必要的人占用的数据。
9·Asking for unnecessary information annoys people and may discourage them from signing up.
询问不必要的信息会惹人反感，阻碍他们注册收取邮件。
10·Sporadic interventions to limit house-price speculation may even be counterproductive because they discourage people from building more homes.
偶然的干预去限制房价投机买卖可能会产生反效果，因为他们阻止人们去建更多的房子。