daunt

dauntdauntD.J.:[dɔ:nt]K.K.:[dɔnt, dɑnt]vt.1.■使(某人)气馁, 威吓Danger did not daunt the hero.危险并没有吓倒这位英雄。He was not to be daunted by the most gigantic word in the dictionary.词典上最长的词也难不倒他。She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.她一点也不为问题的严重性所吓倒。He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected.他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。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。

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daunt[dɔ:nt]vt.1.■吓，恫吓，恐吓，威吓，吓倒；使害怕：They were daunted by the amount of work still to be done.他们被 那大量待做的工作吓倒了。to daunt one's adversaries吓倒对手2.■使畏缩，使胆怯，使气馁，使失去信心(或勇气)：Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.不要因那大量待做的工作而失去信心。近义词dismay

dauntdaunt[dɔ:nt]vt.1.■恐吓2.■使畏缩, 使胆怯[丧胆], 使 气馁Danger didn't daunt the hero.危险并没有吓住那英雄。She was daunted by the amount of work still to be done .她被那大批待做的工作吓倒了。

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继承用法dauntinglyadv.dauntless[ˈdɔ:ntlɪs]adj.1.■不屈不挠的, 大胆的, 无所畏惧的