discountenance
v. 阻止
1. look with disfavor on;
2. show disapproval by discouraging;
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.
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.