daunted

英 [ˈdɔːntɪd]

美 [ˈdɔːntɪd]

v.  使胆怯; 使气馁; 使失去信心
daunt的过去分词和过去式

过去式：daunted　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使胆怯;使气馁
  If somethingdauntsyou, 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。

英英释义

adj

• caused to show discomposure
  1. refused to be fazed by the objections
  Synonym:botheredfazed

双语例句

• Never have we been daunted by difficulties.
  我们任何时辰都没有被困难吓倒过。
• Initial audit and repeat engagement He was daunted by his first date.
  初次审计和再度续约首次的约会使他畏怯。
• A communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted.
  留给人丧气或胆怯的信息交流。
• He was not at all daunted by this advice, considering himself quite an accomplished drinker.
  可惜他自恃很擅长喝酒，根本不把我的忠告当回事儿。
• Still daunted by the thought of reprogramming your VCR, let alone your newfangled DVD?
  还在想着要给你的录像机（更不用说最新流行的dvd）重新编制程序吗？
• A sustained level of global equity prices will be critical if banks are to recapitalise themselves at the higher levels daunted investors now require.
  如果银行想要遵照担惊受怕的投资者目前的要求，在更高股价水平上对自己进行增资，那么，一个稳定的全球股价水平至关重要。
• The lion was daunted;
  狮子终于被驯服了；
• He had two letters of refusal but, nothing daunted, he tried again.
  他收到两封拒绝的信，但是他毫不气馁，再次尝试。
• But the young tailor wasn't to be daunted. "Nothing venture, nothing win," he commented cheerfully.
  但是小裁缝并不气馁。“不如虎穴，焉得虎子。”他还是很开心的说道。
• You become less daunted about things.
  这会让你变得不那么容易气馁。