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dissuade
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- Conjugation :
past
dissuaded
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ing
dissuading
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Derivatives :
n
dissuader
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dissuade
[dɪ'swed]
[dɪ'sweɪd]
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1.
vt.
劝阻，劝戒，劝止（from）
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2.
vt.
[Obsolete]
告戒（某人）勿做
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dissuade
[dɪ'sweɪd]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
[often foll by from]
to deter (someone) by persuasion from a course of action, policy, etc
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2.
vt.
to advise against (an action, etc)
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin dissuadere, from dis-1 + suadere to persuade
Examples
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Negative campaigning will only dissuade people.
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负面竞选只会阻止人们积极投票。
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极力劝阻
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try very hard to dissuade sb. from doing sth.
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小明坚信没有什么仙家法旨，并劝奶奶也不要相信。
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Xiao Ming doesn’t believe in the power of Buddha and tries to dissuade his grandma from that belief.
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劝阻
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dissuade from
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