dissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/ TEM8 ( dissuading, dissuaded, dissuades )

• 1. 

  V-T If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it. 劝阻 [正式]

  例：

  Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking.

  医生曾试图说服病人不要抽烟。

  例：

  She steadfastly maintained that her grandsons were innocent, and nothing could dissuade her from that belief.

  她始终坚持她的孙子们是无辜的，没有什么能改变她的这一信念。