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柯林斯词典

同根词

词根：discourage

• adj.

  discouraged 气馁的

  discouraging 使人沮丧的；令人气馁的

• adv.

  discouragingly 使人气馁地，使人沮丧地；阻止地

• n.

  discouragement 气馁；挫折；劝阻

• v.

  discouraged 劝阻（discourage的过去分词）；使失去勇气

  discouraging 沮丧（discourage的ing形式）；失去勇气

同近义词

• vt.阻止；使气馁

  stem   /   block   /   dispute   /   prohibit

同义词辨析

discourage daunt 【导航词义：使泄气】

discourage v. 使灰心，使泄气

〔辨析〕 使某人失去信心或泄气。

例1: One failure after another discouraged him a lot.

接二连三的失败让他非常灰心。

例2: How can you let one failure discourage you?

你怎么能失败一次就泄气了呢？

daunt v. 使气馁，使害怕

〔辨析〕 使某人对某事物心生畏惧或信心不足，通常用被动语态。

例1: He has never been daunted by difficulties.

他从未被困难吓倒过。

例2: She felt daunted by the prospect of studying abroad.

她一想到要出国留学就感到害怕。

depress v. 使沮丧，使抑郁

〔辨析〕 指使人心情不好、不高兴。

例1: Losing his job really depressed him.

丢了工作让他很沮丧。

例2: That book depressed him.

那本书让他看得心情郁闷。

discourage v. 使泄气，使灰心

〔辨析〕 指使人失去信心或泄气，常可与 demoralize 换用。

例1: Don't let one failure discourage/demoralize you! You can do it!

别失败一次就灰心！你能行的！

例2: She is easily discouraged/demoralized by obstacles.

她一遇到阻碍就泄气。

dishearten v. 使沮丧，使灰心

〔辨析〕 较正式用词，指使人失去希望和信心。

例1: Don't let the defeat dishearten you! Remember that Rome was not built in a day.

不要因为失败而灰心！要知道成功不是一蹴而就的。

词组短语

1. discourage from 劝阻 ; 使失信心

2. DISCG Discourage 不欢迎

3. discourage sb from 劝某人不要做某事

4. discourage our 劝阻我们

5. discourage sb from doing 阻止某人做某事 ; 阻止做某事 ; 不鼓励 ; 劝某人打消做某事的念头

6. discourage sb from doing sth 劝阻某人不要做某事 ; 劝阻某人做某事 ; 打消某人做某事的念头

7. discourage e 阻止 ; 使泄气 ; 使气馁

权威例句

1. Part of the reason is high unemployment , which discourages couples families.

造成这种现象的部分原因是高失业率阻碍了人们结婚生子.《期刊摘选》

2. Don't be discouraged when you meet with difficulties.

碰到困难不要气馁。《汉英大词典》

3. Learners can feel very discouraged if an exercise is too difficult.

如果练习太难，学习者就可能感到很没信心。《牛津词典》

4. In his legal practice, Abraham Lincoln was never greedy for fees and discouraged unnecessary litigation.

林肯在法律界工作时, 从来不贪钱,而且常劝阻那些不必要的诉讼.《期刊摘选》

5. I leave a light on when I'm out to discourage burglars.

我出门时开着灯以防夜盗闯入。《牛津词典》

6. The flop of the novel discouraged the writer.

小说的失败让作者非常沮丧。《外研社英语同义词辨析词典》

7. I shouldn't have made those discouraging remarks.

我不该说那些泄气话。

8. Bad leadership discourages others from being involved.

不好的领袖阻碍他人参与服事.《期刊摘选》

9. Don't be discouraged by failure or get dizzy with success.

不要因失败而灰心，也不要因成功而骄傲。

10. Parents should discourage their children from drugs.

父母亲应劝阻自己的小孩远离毒品.《期刊摘选》

11. I have tried to discourage him from biting nails.

我曾劝阻他不要咬指甲.《简明英汉词典》

12. First, we can discourage the use of cars.

首先，我们不鼓励使用轿车。

13. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.

瑞士人想要阻止外资流入。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

14. They discouraged me from taking that step.

他们劝阻我采取那个步骤.《辞典例句》

15. Don't be discouraged by the first failure─try again!

不要因第一次失败就灰心丧气——再试一次吧！《牛津词典》

16. Don't be discouraged!; Don't lose your heart!

不要灰心！《汉英大词典》

17. On the criminal justice side, we hope to make punishment tough enough to discourage crime but not so tough as to clog our prisons with relatively minor offenders.

在刑事司法方面，我们希望使惩罚严厉到足以阻止犯罪，但不要严厉到让罪行相对较轻的罪犯都挤满我们的监狱。

18. Price caps can also discourage investment and innovation.

价格封顶也会阻碍投资和创新.《期刊摘选》

19. Playing dead can discourage predators from attacking.

装死能够阻止猎食者的进攻。

20. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.

很多父母觉得要孩子循规蹈矩是件很难的事情。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

21. That is why discouraging and treating addiction should be the priority for drug policy.

这正是为什么劝阻和治疗上瘾者应该成为毒品政策的优先选择.《期刊摘选》

22. Japan is relaxing tax rules that previously discouraged Middle Eastern funds from investing in the country.

日本正在放宽税收方面的规定,以前这些规定阻碍了中东基金投资于日本.《期刊摘选》

23. These should discourage retailers from wasteful practices that lead to the rejection of food on the basis of cosmetic characteristics, and losses in the home due to excessive purchasing by consumers.

这些措施应该阻止零售商的浪费行为，因为这些做法会导致基于化妆品特性的食品被拒绝，以及消费者过度购买造成的家庭损失。

24. The "unwanted American population" that is systematically discouraged by advertising-supported media is not small.

这种“多余的美国人”为数不少，靠广告维持生计的传播媒介故意冷落他们。

25. Banks should discourage indication of the expiry date of the credit in this manner.

银行应劝阻此种表明信用证到期日的做法.《辞典例句》

26. It's an infernal mischance; I've done my best to discourage it.

这真是倒楣透顶的事; 我尽量地泼冷水.《辞典例句》

27. People do not discourage this kind of petty work.

人们对这种次要的工作不加以阻止.《辞典例句》

28. Will a higher distribution price discourage use of free software?

高昂的发行费用会阻碍自由软件的使用 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

29. This fee type is set primarily to discourage short-term investors.

设立赎回费首要目的在于阻止投资者短线炒卖。

30. His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.

他的父母试图阻止他去当演员。《牛津词典》

31. The height of the mountain did not discourage them.

山高并没有使他们泄气。《牛津词典》

32. He was discouraged in [ over] his enterprise.

他对自己的事业感到泄气。《汉英大词典》

33. She is easily discouraged/ demoralized by obstacles.

她一遇到阻碍就泄气。《外研社英语同义词辨析词典》

34. Don't be discouraged by the first failure ─ try again!

不要因第一次失败就灰心丧气——再试一次吧！《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

35. The incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life seem to prevent, or at least, discourage quiet and intensive thinking.

不停的动乱和日常生活的平凡活动看来会阻碍或者至少会使人不能安静地集中思考.《现代英汉综合大词典》

36. Half the year was devoted to Lenten fasting prescribed by religion, and even marriage was discouraged.

半年时间被用做宗教规定的大斋节禁食, 甚至结婚都被劝阻.《期刊摘选》

37. He'll try to discourage you and accuse you.

他将设法阻止你，控告你。

38. The longer paragraph format seems to discourage viewing.

长段落阻碍了阅读.《期刊摘选》

39. Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely.

她的批评使他完全丧失了信心。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

40. He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth

他解释说黄热病的流行恰好减缓了城市的扩张。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

41. They discourage further diffusion.

它们阻碍进一步扩散.《期刊摘选》

42. This greatly surprised him, but did not discourage him.

这使他大为吃惊，但并没有使他气馁。

43. He wasn't discouraged when they threw cold water on his ideas.

他们对他的想法泼冷水时，他并不泄气。《汉英大词典》

44. a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers

劝阻青少年吸烟的运动《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

45. C : Tampering with carton is easily detected. I should say that this rather discourages pilferage.

纸箱弄破是容易检查出来的,我说这恰恰成为阻碍偷盗的因素.《期刊摘选》

46. ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking.

劝阻儿童远离香烟的运动《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

47. ...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities.

使购物和休闲活动化为泡影的台风《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

48. Nothing is more sad than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only ruin your talents but also discourage your desire to succeed in life.

没有什么比做一件你不感兴趣的事情更糟糕的了，因为它不仅会摧毁你的才能，还会挫伤你对成功人生的渴望。

49. a discouraging experience/response/result

令人泄气的经历 / 回答 / 结果《牛津词典》

50. They are more likely today to be energetic reformers busily discouraging and disrupting production.

可惜如今,他们更可能是些忙于阻碍和破坏生产的,劲头十足的“改革者”.《期刊摘选》

51. Ignore those who try to discourage you.

漠视那些阻止你的人.《期刊摘选》

52. They are discouraged from becoming close friends with foreigners.

他们被劝说不要和外国人密切交往。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

53. Let the government take steps by encouraging virtues, not discouraging vices.

让政府鼓励优良品德, 而不是劝阻不良行为.《期刊摘选》

54. Ms Worth hopes the pictures will discourage people from taking up smoking in the first place.

沃斯女士希望这些图片,让人们在接触烟盒时就选择放弃.《期刊摘选》

55. Try to discourage such familiarities from your subordinates.

不要让属下对你这样不拘礼仪.《期刊摘选》

56. We discourage smoking in this school.

在这所学校里我们劝阻吸烟.《简明英汉词典》

57. Smoking should be discouraged for both in couples with a history of infertility or recurrent miscarriage.

要劝阻有不孕不育和流产病史的夫妇吸烟.《期刊摘选》

58. It was the only time she had ever discouraged him from dangerous activities and she regretted it thereafter.

那是她唯一一次劝他不要参加危险活动，说完以后她就后悔了。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

59. He discouraged me from doing so.

他劝阻我不要那样做.《现代英汉综合大词典》

60. Meanwhile, things that may discourage spending include "bad" tables and crowding.

与此同时，可能阻碍消费的因素包括“糟糕”的餐桌和拥挤的人流。

61. I would discourage letting girls watch too much television.

我不鼓励让孩子看太多电视.《期刊摘选》

62. His government issued a travel alert, which will discourage citizens from visiting the state.

他的政府会发布一个旅游提醒, 劝阻国民不要前往该州.《期刊摘选》

63. Low prices discourage industry.

低物价妨碍工业发展.《期刊摘选》

64. Preventing dissent may discourage creative thinking within the group.

制止不同意见也许会阻碍群体创新.《期刊摘选》

65. A bad teacher-students relationship can discourage students from learning.

不良的师生关系会阻碍学生学习。

66. It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.

开始时做起来也许比较困难。不要让这个泄你的气。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

67. Even his closest fr Internet Explorernds discouraged him from seeking higher office.

甚至他最知己的哥们也劝阻他去寻求更高的事业位置.《期刊摘选》

68. Discourage bad behavior.

批评不好的行为。

69. Higher labour taxes might also discourage skilled immigrants.

劳动力税赋增加还有可能阻碍技能熟练的移民前来.《期刊摘选》

70. Don't let bad weather discourage you from claiming a targeted peak.

不要让坏天气影响你实现目标.《期刊摘选》

71. Tariff barrier is one of the means to discourage free trade in the world.

关税壁垒是当今世界上阻碍自由贸易的手段之一.《期刊摘选》

72. His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted

他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

73. We should help to conserve the environment and discourage the unnecessary destruction of trees.

我们应该协助保护环境,并且劝阻不必要的毁树行为.《期刊摘选》

74. That favor complexity, and discourage transparent competition on price or quality.

那个忙复杂度, 基于价格的竞争阻碍透明或质量.《期刊摘选》

75. He ignored his wife's discouraging, out the door and neighbors quarrel up.

他不顾妻子的劝阻, 冲出家门与邻居争吵了起来.《期刊摘选》

76. He says that more openness in science could help to discourage what some perceive as a common practice of shutting out early-career scientists' requests for data.

他说，科学领域更加开放可能有助于阻止一些人认为的一种普遍做法：将处于职业生涯初期的科学家对获取数据的请求拒之门外。

77. The plant's thorny stalk discourages fish from nibbling on it.

这种植物多刺的茎阻碍了鱼儿对它的啃咬.《期刊摘选》

78. One failure after another discouraged him a lot.

接二连三的失败让他非常灰心。《外研社英语同义词辨析词典》

79. Societies that cannot replace their populations discourage investment and innovation.

无法更新迭代其人口的社会阻碍了投资和创新。

80. Compression knee bands discourage bending.

压缩膝盖的带子阻止我弯腿。

81. That certainly will discourage me from continuing to try.

这肯定会让我泄气,不敢再说了.《期刊摘选》

82. Even his closest friends discouraged him from seeking higher office.

甚至他最知己的朋友也劝阻他去寻求更高的职位.《辞典例句》

83. Tariffs, quotas, and other regulations used by one country to discourage the importation of certain goods.

一个国家为阻碍某些产品的进口所采用的关税 、 配额和其他规定.《期刊摘选》

84. The person finds himself in charge of a revolution he did nothing to discourage but did not create.

这个人发现自己在指挥着一个不是他发起，也无法阻止的革命。

85. Taxation should be used to discourage them.

税收应该用来阻止他们。

86. Second, it would discourage the US government from deficIt'spending and prevent skyrocketing government debts.

第二, 这将劝阻美国政府寅吃卯粮,防止政府债务猛增.《期刊摘选》

87. The number and style of buttons should not discourage use.

按钮的数量和形式不能阻碍使用.《期刊摘选》

88. He was discouraged from making another attempt.

他受劝阻去做另一次的尝试.《辞典例句》

89. The purpose of the Act is to discourage the mainland American colonies from importing molasses.

该法案的目的是阻止美国大陆殖民地进口糖蜜。

90. A fixed mind-set can also hinder communication and progress in the workplace and discourage or ignore constructive criticism and advice.

固定型思维模式也会阻碍在职场中的交流和进步，并打击或忽视建设性的批评和建议。

91. He was not discouraged by failure.

失败并没有使他气短。

92. Since they love each other, there is no need for you to discourage them.

他们两厢情愿, 你又何必阻拦呢?《期刊摘选》

93. We discourage you from using this name.

我们建议不要使用此名称。

94. Notwithstanding important recent progress in developing renewable fuel sources, low fossil fuel prices could discourage further innovation in, and adoption of, cleaner energy technologies.

尽管最近在开发可再生燃料方面取得了重要进展，但化石燃料价格较低这一因素可能会阻碍清洁能源技术的进一步创新和应用。

95. The weather discouraged people from attending.

这天气使得人们不愿意出席。《牛津词典》

96. You should discourage him from taking that trip.

你应劝阻他去旅行.《辞典例句》

97. He is easily discouraged by difficulties and obstacles.

他遇到困难和障碍很容易气馁。《汉英大词典》

98. It's just a temporary setback. Don't be discouraged.

这不过是尺蠖之屈，不要泄气。《汉英大词典》

99. If anything, all this will do is discourage them from exploring your web site in detail.

假如是这样,计数器只会阻碍他们详细的探索你的站点.《期刊摘选》

100. Their culture and language discourage excellence.

他们的文化和语言不鼓励出类拔萃.《期刊摘选》

101. The theory is that smoking should be stripped of any appeal to discourage new generations from starting in the first place.

这种理论认为，应该消除吸烟的任何吸引力，从一开始就阻止新一代开始吸烟。

102. In many countries the taxsystem and the labour laws discourage companies from growing above acertain size.

在很多国家税收系统和劳工法案限制公司的成长规模.《期刊摘选》

103. Try to discourage him from driving back to San Francisco tonight.

设法劝阻他今晚开车去旧金山.《期刊摘选》

104. Make your own car a less inviting target, to discourage thieves from trying.

让你自己的车成为一个不那么诱人的目标，以阻止小偷尝试去偷。

105. It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time.

成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。《汉英大词典》

106. Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.

尽管她没有回应他的感情, 她也没有使他丧失信心.《简明英汉词典》

107. Cracking down, or at least discouraging, heretical beliefs is part of his job.

打击, 或者至少说是阻碍异教的信仰,是他的职责.《期刊摘选》

108. Parents should discourage smoking.

做父母的应该设法阻止子女吸烟.《期刊摘选》

109. Don't let one failure discourage you.

勿因一次失败而气馁.《简明英汉词典》

110. In our lives, there will be times when people try to discourage us.

在我们的生活中，有时人们试图让我们灰心。

111. The high level of capital gains tax discouraged investment.

高额的资本利得税阻碍了投资.《期刊摘选》

112. He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth.

他对黄热病疫情对城市化进程的阻碍为一种巧合做出了解释。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

113. Most economists like this idea, as it is likely to discourage excessive consumption of health care.

绝大多数经济学者都赞成这一想法, 它极有可能阻碍对医保的过渡消费.《期刊摘选》

实用例句

1. His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.

他的父母试图打消他对音乐的兴趣，但是他坚持了下来。

2. Twenty Russian wardens already patrol the rivers, some armed with Kalashnikovs to discourage poachers.

FORBES: Catch and Release

3. That, in turn, may discourage at least some CEOs from putting their thumbs on the scale.

WSJ: How to Prey on Executive Pay

4. "One example of what they have done is what they call a Congestion Management Program where everybody driving into central city pays a congestion fee and the idea there is to discourage people from driving, but take public transportation instead."

VOA : standard.2010.07.26

5. Changing the way we pay hospitals, to discourage mistakes and unnecessary and costly readmissions.

WHITEHOUSE: Share This Post

6. Some people thought that the low level of voter registration was a ploy to discourage participation.

ECONOMIST: A victory for rigging and a split opposition

7. The argument that high marginal tax rates will discourage economic growth strikes me as pretty compelling.

FORBES: CRS Refuses To Disclose Who Requested Withdrawal Of Report On Marginal Rates

8. "Such an outcome would discourage legitimate short sellers from expressing their views, " Thompson said.

FORBES: Beating Fails

9. When disruptive enablers emerge, the leaders disparage and discourage them because of their simplicity and accessibility.

FORBES: Magazine Article

10. Regulations discourage many restructuring and updating actions that might be taken by good management.

FORBES: An America In Decline Literally Becomes The 'New' Great Britain

11. He was accused of carrying out a deliberate policy of terror to discourage any opposition.

BBC: Mahamat Djibrine: Chadians hail ex-police chief's arrest

12. Lending at the discount window is supposed to be penal to discourage its use.

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13. Thrust your spear gun, camera housing, knife, or whatever else you're packing to discourage it.

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14. This, he told a Commons committee, might discourage ministers from appearing on television themselves.

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15. The atmosphere, uncertainty, and randomness in policy discourage the investment necessary to create jobs.

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16. You avoid telling people the things that would discourage them.

你会对别人隐瞒那些令人沮丧的消息金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

17. To immediately discourage spending more than registration fees on a domain is rather shortsighted.

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18. The gloom and doom jobs and unemployment reports are enough to discourage even the biggest optimist.

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19. Mr.Mesic helped discourage nationalism and encouraged a shift to the West with his country's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,earlier this year.

VOA : standard.2009.12.28

20. Unconfirmed reports said the hostages were held in two different locations to discourage a rescue attempt.

VOA : standard.2009.08.26

21. Teachers and other adults hope those comments will discourage others from leaving vicious and negative remarks.

VOA : standard.2010.03.30

22. Legislation in these areas would threaten drug company earnings and discourage development of new products.

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23. Critics complain that the enforcement efforts to date lack sharp enough teeth to discourage future abuses.

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24. Counseling services that once were free to consumers will likely carry fees that further discourage utilization.

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25. Maybe it will discourage her from buying her own jet or a bigger one.

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26. Amid weak and accommodating institutions, there is little to discourage a leader from looting.

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27. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.

瑞士人想阻止外国资金流入。

28. But barriers discourage their widespread and timely use.

VOA : standard.2010.03.22

29. He described as mis-guided the notion that emergency relief would discourage people from looking for jobs.

VOA : standard.2010.07.19

30. This television commercial made by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe aims to discourage "family voting" in which women are pressured by husbands or others on how to vote on a certain candidate.

VOA : standard.2009.03.22

31. Deductions are a method for the federal government to encourage or discourage particular behaviors.

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32. Every year legislators and bureaucrats disgorge new laws and regulations which discourage job creation.

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33. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.

很多家长觉得难以阻止顽皮的行为。

34. Borlaug tempered his views somewhat in his later years and led efforts to discourage overuse of insecticides and fertilizers.

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35. He said this would discourage spam and not have much impact on the typical Internet user.

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36. He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth.

他解释说黄热病的流行恰好减缓了城市的扩张。

37. They're a protected species and we respect that but we discourage them from the local airfield.

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38. America needs a "time-out" from the regulations that discourage job creation and hurt our economy.

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39. On other key issues, European nations such as Britain, France and Germany failed to win G20 agreement for new taxes on banks as part of efforts to discourage excessive risk-taking that could lead to another financial crisis.

VOA : standard.2010.06.27

40. Mr Eichengreen, for instance, wants emerging economies to discourage short-term capital inflows to minimise exchange-rate volatility.

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41. It's difficult, but don't let this discourage you.

这很难，但不要因此而气馁。

42. Falling prices may discourage people from opening their wallets, but rock-bottom prices also encourage spending.

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43. We probably need to have the possibility of unequal consumption in order to discourage slacking.

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44. But its most important mission is helping discourage and defeat terrorism on the continent.

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45. This is to promote market integrity, prevent hostile takeovers and discourage general sneaking around.

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