1510s, from Middle French dissuader and directly from Latin dissuadere "to advise against, oppose by argument," from dis- "off, against" (see dis-) + suadere "to urge" (see suasion). Related: Dissuaded; dissuading.
dissuade 双语例句
1. St Barth'sstrange lack of street names is meant to dissuade journalistic snoopers.
圣巴思这个地方非常奇怪,街道居然没有名称,其实这样做就是为了打消记者刺探新闻的念头.
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2. He considered emigrating, but his family managed to dissuade him.
他考虑过移民，但他家人劝阻了他。
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3. The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.
机场地勤人员试图阻止这位飞行员驾机起飞。
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4. Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking.
医生们劝病人不要吸烟。
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5. I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job.