daunt

verb

/dɔːnt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they daunt	/dɔːnt/ /dɔːnt/
he / she / it daunts	/dɔːnts/ /dɔːnts/
past simple daunted	/ˈdɔːntɪd/ /ˈdɔːntɪd/
past participle daunted	/ˈdɔːntɪd/ /ˈdɔːntɪd/
-ing form daunting	/ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/

Idioms

daunt somebody to make somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something使胆怯；使气馁；使失去信心 synonym intimidate
- She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
- She had struggled with problems that would daunt the most energetic and resourceful of people.她曾与那些会让最有活力、最足智多谋的人望而却步的问题作斗争。
- The prospect of going in a helicopter rather daunts me.一想到要乘直升机去，我就很害怕。
词源Middle English: from Old French danter, from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare ‘to tame’.

Idioms

nothing daunted

(British English, formal) confident about something difficult you have to do无所畏惧；毫不气馁
- Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes.人们毫不气馁，又开始重建家园。