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Deter Means Big Meaning   [V 英 Dɪ'Tɜː(R)] 美 Dɪ'Tɜːr

英语单词 deter
英美音标 英 [dɪ'tɜː(r)] 美 [dɪ'tɜːr]
中文释义 vt.阻止;威慑;威吓
英语例句 (1) No difficulty can deter us from trying it again.
(2) The extreme cold deterred him from going out.
(3) It's this edge that gives newclear weapons their power to deter.
(4) The fact that we have the big bombs will deter our enemies from attacking us
(5) A cloudy sky may deter a man from undertaking a journey.
中文例句 (1) 没有困难可以阻止我们再试一次。
(2) 极度寒冷使他打消外出的念头。
(3) 正是这个优势赋予了核武器威慑力量。
(4) 我们拥有这种重型炸弹的事实威慑住敌人不敢向我们进攻。
(5) 阴暗天色有时使人不敢启程。
vocabulary简明 Deter means to discourage. Many believe that the use of capital punishment deters people from committing murder. Others think that is hogwash.
vocabulary扩展 From the Latin de meaning "away" and terrere meaning "frighten," deter means to frighten away. "Hopefully the idea of being expelled will deter kids from cheating in school." Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy dictum "walk softly but carry a big stick" was meant to deter other countries from messing with the United States.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]威慑住;吓住;阻止;制止 To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
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  • Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...

    死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。

  • Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...

    逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。

  • Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism.

    杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。

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