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单词 dissuade
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dis•suade /dɪˈsweɪd/USA pronunciation   v., -suad•ed, -suad•ing. 
  1. to advise (someone) against doing something;
    discourage: [+ object]Nothing could dissuade him.[+ object + from + verb-ing]My teacher dissuaded me from going into business.
See -suade-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dis•suade  (di swād),USA pronunciation v.t., -suad•ed, -suad•ing. 
  1. to deter by advice or persuasion;
    persuade not to do something (often fol. by from):She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  2. [Archaic.]to advise or urge against:to dissuade an action.
  • Latin dissuādēre, equivalent. to dis- dis-1 + suādēre to recommend, urge, derivative of suād-, base of suāvis tasting agreeable; see suave
  • 1505–15
dis•suada•ble, adj. 
dis•suader, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/ vb (transitive)
  1. (often followed by from) to deter (someone) by persuasion from a course of action, policy, etc
  2. to advise against (an action, etc)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dissuādēre, from dis-1 + suādēre to persuade

disˈsuader n disˈsuasion n disˈsuasive adj
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