单词:daunts
音标:[dɔ:nts] ;
v. 使(某人)气馁, 威吓( daunt的第三人称单数 )
v cause to lose courage
daunt的用法和样例:
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- Danger didn't daunt the hero.危险并没有吓住那英雄。
- 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。
- No difficulties in the world can daunt us.世界上任何困难都吓不倒我们。
- Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+ ~+n./pron.- Danger did not daunt the hero.危险并没有吓倒这位英雄。 1
- 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。
- It is a daunting prospect for a party so recently formed.对一个新近成立的政党来说,这一前景令人极其气馁。
- She was a fine though somewhat daunting director.她是个很好的主管,虽说有点令人望而生畏。
- She has the daunting task of cooking for 20 people every day.她每天得做20个人的饭,这是一项可怕的任务。
- Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。
常用短语
用作动词(v.)
nothing daunted- 无所畏惧;毫不气馁confident about sth difficult you have to do
经典引文
I had felt a little daunted by the extreme modishness of her clothes and by her poise.
出自:W. PlomerSuch barriers to religion, which daunt those not brought up to them.
出自:R. Macaulay
【近义词】
- deter阻止
- discourage阻碍
- frighten使惊吓
- dishearten使沮丧
- dismay沮丧
- scare受惊吓
- put off不安
- intimidate胁迫
- overwhelm打击
- overawe威慑
- unnerve使气馁
- unman使失去男子气概...
- faze使担忧
- subdue使服从
- appall使 ... 胆寒
- horrify使恐惧
- demoralize使士气低落
- scare off吓跑
- frighten off吓跑
- scare away吓跑
- pall遮盖物
- frighten away吓跑
- dash猛冲