打消的英文：
dispel (doubts, misgivings, etc.)
give up on

参考例句：

They were obliged to put an end to such an expectation.
她们不得不打消这种希望。

I cannot get the wrong notion out of his head
我无法使他打消这种错误的想法。

They tried to cajole their daughter out of marrying him.
他们试图用甜言蜜语诱使女儿打消跟他结婚的念头。

I tried to laugh away her doubts, but it proved of no avail.
我想用笑来打消她的疑虑，但是没有用。

The news checked Winter bourne’s impulse to go straightway to see her
温德朋在听见这一消息之后，不由得不打消立刻去看她的念头。

Finally, if your craving just won't be rebuffed, indulge it - judiciously."
最后，如果你实在无法打消吃的渴望，那么就放纵自己吧--不过要适度。"

dispel是什么意思：
v. 驱散，驱逐

Her former tendency toward melancholia was dispelled.
她从前忧郁的倾向已经消失了。

This landmark case dispels the absolute finality of this dreaded disease
这个划时代的病例终于改观了这可怕疾病的绝对结局。

Nothing could dispel the torpidity of the indifferent audience.
任何东西都无法驱散那些冷漠观众的困倦。

doubts是什么意思：
n. 怀疑；疑问；疑惑
v. 对…无把握；怀疑；不信；拿不准；恐怕

benefit of the doubt
裁判员对可疑情况无把握时不对有关运动员作不利判定

They were beset by doubts and fears .
他们被疑虑和恐惧所困扰。

Being such as to debar questioning or doubts.
无异议的如此以至使质疑或怀疑都没有必要的。

misgivings是什么意思：
n. 疑虑；担忧；害怕

Foreign businessmen had misgivings about investment here.
外国企业家对在这里投资有顾虑。

I'm afraid some of our veteran comrades do harbour such misgivings.
恐怕我们有些老同志有这个担心。

She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.
她对自己要做的事有些疑虑。