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　

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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
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
     逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。
  3. Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism.
     杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。

英英释义

verb

• turn away from by persuasion
  1. Negative campaigning will only dissuade people
  Synonym:dissuade
• try to prevent
  1. We should discourage this practice among our youth
  Synonym:discourage

双语例句

• It is time to go beyond the shibboleth that conventional forces cannot deter.
  是时候摆脱那些传统力量无法遏制的陈规陋习了。
• Its next priority is to "deter and disrupt" piracy in general.
  其次才是威慑和干扰海盗活动。
• 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。
• The proposed changes have brought claims from the oil industry that they introduce unnecessary uncertainty and will deter investment.
  拟议的变化引发了石油行业的异议，认为它们带来了不必要的不确定性，将阻碍投资。
• The wild weather did not deter some people from swimming in the sea.
  尽管风雨交加，一些人还是会下海游泳。
• 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。
• Such a statement was hardly calculated to deter future immigrants.
  这样的声明不太可能吓住将来的移民。
• Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism.
  杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。
• Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
  死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。
• 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。