daunted

[dɔ:ntid]
  • 释义

  • 使（某人）气馁，威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 );

  • 词义辨析
  • daunt, appal, dismay, horrify
  • 这组词共同的意思是“引起惊恐、忧郁或使丧失勇气”。它们的区别在于:dismay指因前景令人沮丧或对某事束手无策,而失去继续干某事的力量; appal指足以把人吓瘫的恐惧,也指遇到无法改变的、使人惊愕的事或物所表现出的无能为力; daunt强调试图干大胆的事,但被威胁或压制,因而停止或退却; 而horrify指见到令人毛骨悚然的东西时的一种恐惧和发抖的反应,也可指失去尊严所引起的暂时的厌恶感。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Nothing daunted the ardour of the merchant navy.

    任何困难都不能挫败商船船员的锐气.

    ——辞典例句
  • 2、

    He was daunted by the amount of work still to be done.

    他被那许多要做的事弄得灰心丧气.

    辞典例句
  • 3、

    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.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    It is hard to pick up such a book and not to feel a little daunted.

    捧起这样一本书难免会让人有些畏惧情绪。

    柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    He was daunted by the old man's threats.

    他被那老头的威胁吓住了.

    辞典例句
  • 6、

    Mack was not daunted by his failure.

    马克并不因失败而气馁.

    辞典例句
  • 7、

    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.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    The sweetness of the air and the greenness of the leaves daunted him.

    空气甜美,树叶翠绿,却只能叫他胆怯心慌.

    英汉文学
  • 9、

    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.

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  • 10、

    I am rather daunted by the think of addressing such an audience.

    我一想到要对这样的听众讲话,就有些胆小.

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  • 11、

    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.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    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.

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 13、

    It'seemed that he was daunted by such an enormous audience.

    他似乎被这许多听众吓住了.

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  • 14、

    He was daunted by his first date.

    首次的约会使他畏怯.

    辞典例句
  • 15、

    A long term of imprisonment and a dramatic escape had not daunted his fighting spirit.

    长期的监禁及一次戏剧性的潜逃,并未挫折他的战斗精神.

    辞典例句
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