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deter

/dih-tur/US // dɪˈtɜr //UK // (dɪˈtɜː) //

遏止,阻止,阻吓,遏阻

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·terred, de·ter·ring.

    • : to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
    • : to prevent; check; arrest: timber treated with creosote to deter rot.
    • : to repel: Strongly scented marigolds planted among the melons are supposed to deter beetles.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcheck, inhibit from action
Synonyms
avert避免,避开,避免了,避免出现block块,阻止,阻挡,块状dampen沾湿,沾沾自喜,沾湿了,润湿daunt艰辛,艰巨,畏惧,艰巨的discourage劝阻,劝告,阻止,劝说dissuade劝阻,劝说,劝退,劝解forestall抢救,抢占先机,抢先,预防frighten惊吓,吓一跳,吓唬吓唬,吓唬人hinder阻碍,妨碍,碍,阻碍因素impede阻挡,阻阻,阻挡了,牵制intimidate恫吓,恐吓,吓唬人,吓唬obstruct阻挠,阻挡,阻碍,妨碍preclude排除,排除了,排斥,排除干扰prevent防止,预防,阻止,避免prohibit禁止,禁制,违禁,不准restrain克制,拘束,限制,抑制scare吓唬人,吓人,惊吓,吓唬人的stop停止,停下来,停,停住caution警惕,注意事项,注意力,谨慎chill寒冷的,寒冷,寒意,寒气cool酷,冷却,酷酷的,清凉damp潮湿的,湿润的,受潮,潮湿debar扣留,排斥,拒绝接受,拒绝承认divert转移,转移注意力,转移方向,疏导forfend伪造,伪造的,伪造文件obviate免除,减轻,缓和,缓解warn警告,警告说act like a wet blanket装模作样,装傻充愣,装模作样的人,装模作样的人都知道disadvise弊端,劣势,不利于,弱势put a damper on遏止,遏止了,遏阻,遏止住了put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行rule out排除,摒弃,排斥,摒除shut out被拒之门外,封杀,被拒门外,被拒之门外的stave off缓和,避开,延缓,缓期执行talk out of说出,说出了,说出来,说出来的throw cold water on泼冷水,泼洒冷水,泼凉水turn off熄灭,关掉,关上,关闭
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Examples

  • Those burdens, while they seem small, could also deter people who need the vaccine from getting it.

  • Others have been deterred by fear of the virus, especially in jobs at restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues.

  • Sam Lemmo, who oversees the department’s Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, has reasoned that the sandbags and burritos deter property owners from building illegal seawalls.

  • I get to wear a mask all the time that deters microparticles — and smells.

  • We know current laws deter testing and create additional barriers for vulnerable populations.

  • Security guards have also been posted to add some muscle (but this has done little to deter vandals in past years).

  • They knew they might see things that will disturb them, but could not deter them from their duty.

  • This loan has done nothing to deter the hardliners: just ask the current occupants of Evin prison.

  • The program, Satellite Sentinel Project, is designed to document and deter atrocities against civilians.

  • Assassinations of community leaders both weaken local coordination against ISIS and deter potential informants.

  • Storms, fires, rail disasters, major accidents—even death—shall not deter.

  • The perilous adventures which our friends had encountered on their expedition did not deter them from further enterprises.

  • If family considerations deter you from taking what perhaps is an insane risk, I shall not expect you to join me.

  • Nor should a common interest with Mr. Croker and certain of that gentleman's retainers in the Port Chester railway deter him.

  • He raises difficulties diligently enough, but it is only that they may be the better overcome, not that they may deter.