deter
英 [dɪˈtɜː(r)]
美 [dɪˈtɜːr]
v. 制止; 阻止; 威慑; 使不敢
过去分词:deterred 现在分词:deterring 第三人称单数:deters 过去式:deterred
Collins.2 / BNC.5976 / COCA.6645
牛津词典
verb
- 制止;阻止;威慑;使不敢
to make sb decide not to do sth or continue doing sth, especially by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasant results of their actions- I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred.
我已告诉他我不感兴趣,可他却不罢休。 - The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice.
这么高的服务费可能使咨询者望而却步。
- I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 威慑住;吓住;阻止;制止
Todetersomeonefromdoing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.- 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。
- Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
英英释义
verb
- turn away from by persuasion
- Negative campaigning will only dissuade people
- try to prevent
- We should discourage this practice among our youth
双语例句
- Arming the police doesn't deter crime.
仅仅靠给警察配备武器是无法制止犯罪的。 - This is likely to deter stringent environmental regulations.
这就很可能阻止严厉的环境管制。 - Its early wars were short, sharp affairs to beat off or deter massive military threats to its existence.
以色列早期进行的战争都是攻势凶猛的速战速决,目的是击退或威慑对其生存所构成的大规模军事威胁。 - But these difficulties, these differences, should not deter us.
但这些困难和差异不应该使我们徘徊不前。 - Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法,阻止犯罪分子。 - It does seem likely that Pyongyang intends its development and advertisement of nuclear weapons capability to deter would-be attackers.
看来,平壤的意图确实是通过发展和鼓吹其核武器能力来阻止可能的攻击者。 - The fines should deter competitors from chasing profits without regard to fairness to law or public welfare.
这些罚款应该会吓阻竞争对手在不考虑法律公正或社会公益的情况下追逐利润。 - However, I believe this will not deter China from a long-term goal of pursuing such an endgame.
不过,我相信这不会阻止中国为实现这个长远目标付出努力。 - Bribery, corruption and extortion distort competitive markets, involve non-productive diversion of resources, and deter investment, technology transfer and development.
贿赂、腐败和敲诈行为起到了扭曲竞争市场,导致资源的非生产性分流,阻碍投资、技术转让和发展的作用。 - Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters
逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。