daunt
GRE,1
英[dɔːnt]
|美[]
日语:気の遠くなるような
法语:décourager
德语:entmutigen
韩语:위압적이다
俄语:acobardar
牛津词典
verb
- 使胆怯;使气馁;使失去信心
to make sb feel nervous and less confident about doing sth
- She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.
她是一个勇敢的女人,但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
网络解释
vt. 使气馁,使畏缩;威吓
n. (Daunt)人名;(英)当特
同、反义词
同义词:
v.
put off,deter,discourage,intimidate,scare
词形变化
过去分词:daunted 过去式:daunted 第三人称单数:daunts 现在分词:daunting
双语例句
- I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
我有点儿被这项任务的规模吓着了。
- Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.
再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
- Her refusal, though unexpected, did not permanently daunt Clare.
苔丝的拒绝虽然出乎意外,但是这也不会长期让克莱尔气馁。
- The difficulty did not daunt him.
那种困难吓不倒他。
- No difficulty can daunt the Chinese people.
任何困难都难不倒中国人民!
- Danger didn't daunt the hero.
危险并没有吓住那位英雄。
- Danger did not daunt the hero.
危险并没有吓倒这位英雄。
- Don't let opposition from those envious of your talents daunt your progress.
本周水瓶不要让那些嫉妒你才能的人影响了你的计划。
- No threat can daunt us.
什么威胁也吓不倒我们。
- But I didn't let that daunt me.
但我没让这阻拦我。
- Such tactics did not daunt Tom johnson.
这种伎俩没有吓倒汤姆?约翰逊。
- Only heroes can quell tigers and leopards. And wild bears never daunt the brave.
独有英雄驱虎豹,更无豪杰怕熊罴。
语源
Middle English: from Old French danter, from Latin domitare, frequentative of domareto tame