daunts

英 [dɔːnts] 美 [dɔːnts]

v.  使胆怯; 使气馁; 使失去信心
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柯林斯词典

  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。
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双语例句

  1. The idea of these huge airliners carrying hundreds of people daunts me.
    想到这些大型客机要运载好几百个人，我就觉得可怕。
  2. The complexity of hukou reform daunts Chinese leaders.
    户籍改革的艰巨和复杂性让政府踌躇不前。
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