daunt

音标[dɒ:nt] 读音

汉语翻译

vt. 威吓, 难倒, 使气馁

词型变化:

副词:dauntingly 名词:daunter 动词过去式:daunted 过去分词:daunted 现在分词:daunting 第三人称单数:daunts 

英语解释:

动词 daunt:

  1. cause to lose courage
    同义词:dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare

例句:

  1. Danger didn't daunt the hero.
    危险并没有吓住那英雄。
  2. The new job was a bit daunting at first but it was all right once I'd got my eye in.
    一开始,那个新工作有点使人灰心丧气,但是一旦我获得了需要的能力,也就没什么了。
  3. I was rather daunted by the thought of addressing such an audience.
    我一想到要对这样的听众讲话,就有些胆小。
  4. Their guide deserted them, but nothing daunted, they pressed on into the jungle.
    向导离他们而去,但是他们毫不气馁,仍向森林进发。

详细解释:


daunt

v.tr.(及物动词)
daunt.ed,daunt.ing,daunts
To abate the courage of; discourage.See Synonyms at dismay
威吓,吓倒:使丧失勇气;使气馁参见 dismay

来源:
Middle English daunten
中古英语 daunten
from Old French danter
源自 古法语 danter
from Latin domit3re [frequentative of] dom3re [to tame] * see dem…-
源自 拉丁语 domit3re [] dom3re的重复动词 [训服] *参见 dem…-

【引伸】
daunt.er
n.(名词)
daunt.ingly
adv.(副词)

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