deter
verb /dɪˈtɜː(r)/
/dɪˈtɜːr/
[transitive, intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they deter | /dɪˈtɜː(r)/ /dɪˈtɜːr/ |
| he / she / it deters | /dɪˈtɜːz/ /dɪˈtɜːrz/ |
| past simple deterred | /dɪˈtɜːd/ /dɪˈtɜːrd/ |
| past participle deterred | /dɪˈtɜːd/ /dɪˈtɜːrd/ |
| -ing form deterring | /dɪˈtɜːrɪŋ/ /dɪˈtɜːrɪŋ/ |
- deter (somebody) (from something/from doing something) to make somebody decide not to do something or continue doing something, especially by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasant results of their actions
制止；阻止；威慑；使不敢 - I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred.
我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。 - The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice.
这么高的服务费可能使咨询者望而却步。
- The present system does little to deter corporate crime.
目前的体制对于法人犯罪没有什么威慑作用。 - These new rules are likely to deter people from coming forward for help.
新规则很可能阻碍人们寻求帮助。 - Will this harsher punishment effectively deter criminals?
这种更严厉的惩罚能有效威慑罪犯吗 ?
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hardly
- effectively
- easily
- …
- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- be enough to
- …
- from
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin deterrere, from de- ‘away from’ + terrere ‘frighten’. - I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred.