If you are discouraged, you no longer have the confidence you need to keep going. The work is still there, but the heart has gone out of it: a bad result, a closed door, people who do not believe in you.

If you are discouraged如果你 discouraged, you no longer have the confidence you need to keep going你就沒有繼續下去所需要的信心了. The work is still there事情還在那裡, but the heart has gone out of it但心力已經沒了: a bad result, a closed door, people who do not believe in you可能是壞結果、一扇關上的門，或是不相信你的人

We say it of a person, and sometimes of a whole group. Teachers use it a lot: Don’t be discouraged.

We say it我們會這樣說 of a person用在一個人身上, and sometimes of a whole group有時候也用在整個團體上. Teachers use it a lot老師很常用這個字: Don't be discouraged「Don't be discouraged」（別灰心）

Though actually, people also say it for a small dip — a low mark, a rainy afternoon — when they will try again tomorrow. It is not as strong as I give up.

Though actually不過事實上, people also say it大家也會這樣說 for a small dip來講一個小小的低潮 — a low mark, a rainy afternoon像一次低分、一個下雨的下午 — when they will try again tomorrow這種情況下他們明天還是會再試一次. It它 is not as strong as沒有「I give up」「I give up」那麼強烈

Someone can discourage you (take the heart out of you, or try to talk you out of a plan), and then you feel discouraged. The -ed word is about how you feel.

Someone可以 can discourage you讓你灰心 (take the heart out of you, or try to talk you out of a plan)（把你的心力抽掉，或是想說服你放棄一個計畫）, and then you feel discouraged然後你就會感到 discouraged. The -ed word-ed 這個形式 is about how you feel講的是你的感受