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daunted

/dawnt, dahnt/US // dɔnt, dɑnt //UK // (dɔːnt) //

畏缩不前,畏缩不前的,畏惧,畏首畏尾

Related Words

dismay惊愕,惊恐,惊恐不安,错愕discourage劝阻,劝告,阻止,劝说dishearten沮丧,沮丧的,厌烦,沮丧的人subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服dispirit精神,魂魄,魂飞魄散,消极intimidate恫吓,恐吓,吓唬人,吓唬appall惊慌失措,惊恐万状,惊恐,惊骇deter遏止,阻止,阻吓,遏阻baffle挡板,档板,迷惑,迷惑性horrify骇人听闻,惊吓,惊恐,惊骇scare吓唬人,吓人,惊吓,吓唬人的terrify吓唬人,惊吓,吓坏了,吓唬人的thwart阻挠,阻挠了,阻碍,阻止bully恶霸,恃强凌弱,欺负人,欺凌cow牛,奶牛,牛类,牛只consternate惊愕,凝重的,凝重,惊恐不安foil箔,箔片,箔纸,挫折shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动browbeat殴打,抨击,敲打,敲打声overawe凌厉,凌辱,凌迟,凌驾

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries.
    • : to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbfrighten, alarm
Synonyms
appall惊慌失措,惊恐万状,惊恐,惊骇baffle挡板,档板,迷惑,迷惑性deter遏止,阻止,阻吓,遏阻discourage劝阻,劝告,阻止,劝说dishearten沮丧,沮丧的,厌烦,沮丧的人dismay惊愕,惊恐,惊恐不安,错愕dispirit精神,魂魄,魂飞魄散,消极horrify骇人听闻,惊吓,惊恐,惊骇intimidate恫吓,恐吓,吓唬人,吓唬scare吓唬人,吓人,惊吓,吓唬人的subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服terrify吓唬人,惊吓,吓坏了,吓唬人的browbeat殴打,抨击,敲打,敲打声bully恶霸,恃强凌弱,欺负人,欺凌consternate惊愕,凝重的,凝重,惊恐不安cow牛,奶牛,牛类,牛只foil箔,箔片,箔纸,挫折overawe凌厉,凌辱,凌迟,凌驾shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动thwart阻挠,阻挠了,阻碍,阻止put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行

Examples

  • Having been raised in the Midwest, I am always astonished by people who are daunted by snow.

  • He was daunted by the thought of writing it for everyone else.

  • For all this, when I catch him between appearances on Radio Wimbledon, he says he was very daunted when approached in March.

  • It is said that his bold spirit, his capacity for work and his great influence daunted his most determined opponents.

  • Nothing daunted, Robert had gone into the kitchen to ask if they had anything to give the strikers.

  • Rather reap the field secured, the daunted conqueror reasoned, than risk devastation by grasping for more.

  • Charnock felt puzzled and somewhat daunted, but tried to put his arm round her waist.

  • Nothing daunted, however, we still advanced through shot and shell until we came to a hand-to-hand fight across the breastworks.

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