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daunt

音標[dɒ:nt] 讀音

漢語翻譯

vt. 威嚇, 難倒, 使氣餒

詞型變化:

副詞:dauntingly 名詞:daunter 動詞過去式:daunted 過去分詞:daunted 現在分詞:daunting 第三人稱單數:daunts 

英文解釋:

動詞 daunt:

  1. cause to lose courage
    同義詞:dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare

例句:

  1. Danger didn't daunt the hero.
    危險並沒有嚇住那英雄
  2. The new job was a bit daunting at first but it was all right once I'd got my eye in.
    開始,那個新工作有點使人灰心喪氣,但是一旦我獲得了需要的能力,也就沒什麼了。
  3. I was rather daunted by the thought of addressing such an audience.
    我一想到要對這樣的聽眾講話,就有些膽小。
  4. Their guide deserted them, but nothing daunted, they pressed on into the jungle.
    嚮導離他們而去,但是他們毫不氣餒,仍向森林進發。

詳細解釋:


daunt

v.tr.(及物動詞)
daunt.ed,daunt.ing,daunts
To abate the courage of; discourage.See Synonyms at dismay
威嚇,嚇倒:使喪失勇氣;使氣餒參見 dismay

來源:
Middle English daunten
中古英文 daunten
from Old French danter
源自 古法文 danter
from Latin domit3re [frequentative of] dom3re [to tame] * see dem…-
源自 拉丁語 domit3re [] dom3re的重複動詞 [訓服] *參見 dem…-

【引伸】
daunt.er
n.(名詞)
daunt.ingly
adv.(副詞)

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