daunt

verb

1. 使胆怯；使气馁；使失去信心
   to make sb feel nervous and less confident about doing sth
   1. 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。

1. VERB 使胆怯;使气馁
   If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
   1. ...a gruelling journey that would have daunted a woman half her age...
      比她年轻一半的女子都会胆怯的累人旅程
   2. I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
      我有点儿被这项任务的规模吓着了。

1. I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
   我有点儿被这项任务的规模吓着了。
2. Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.
   再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
3. Her refusal, though unexpected, did not permanently daunt Clare.
   苔丝的拒绝虽然出乎意外，但是这也不会长期让克莱尔气馁。
4. The difficulty did not daunt him.
   那种困难吓不倒他。
5. No difficulty can daunt the Chinese people.
   任何困难都难不倒中国人民！
6. Danger didn't daunt the hero.
   危险并没有吓住那位英雄。
7. Danger did not daunt the hero.
   危险并没有吓倒这位英雄。
8. Don't let opposition from those envious of your talents daunt your progress.
   本周水瓶不要让那些嫉妒你才能的人影响了你的计划。
9. No threat can daunt us.
   什么威胁也吓不倒我们。
10. But I didn't let that daunt me.
    但我没让这阻拦我。
11. Such tactics did not daunt Tom johnson.
    这种伎俩没有吓倒汤姆？约翰逊。
12. Only heroes can quell tigers and leopards. And wild bears never daunt the brave.
    独有英雄驱虎豹，更无豪杰怕熊罴。

  discourage daunt【导航词义：使泄气】

  discourage v. 使灰心，使泄气

〔辨析〕使某人失去信心或泄气。

  daunt v. 使气馁，使害怕

〔辨析〕使某人对某事物心生畏惧或信心不足，通常用被动语态。

v.

nothing daunted

• 无所畏惧；毫不气馁
  confident about sth difficult you have to do
  1. Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes.
     人们毫不气馁，又开始重建家园。

verb

1. cause to lose courage
   1. dashed by the refusal

   Synonym:    dashscare offpallfrighten offscare awayfrighten awayscare