deter
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"We should discourage this practice among our youth"
"Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
1.威慑住;吓住;阻止;制止
Todeter someonefrom doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
e.g. Supporters of the death penalty argue that it woulddeter criminals from carrying guns...
死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
e.g. Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing todeter the protesters...
逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。
1. deter
1. 阻止:高利息并没有阻止(deter)低收入消费者继续贷款购物. 工资日高利贷可提供高利率贷款,还款的日期是下次发工资的日子. 工资日高利贷服务上个世纪90年代初仅有300家,如今已经超过了25000家. 精明的金融投资家更是把工资日贷款和典当行结合起来形成连锁店铺.
2. 防止:detect 发现 |deter 防止 | detract 减损,责难
3. 制止; 使断念头:semiarid: 半干旱的 |deter: 制止; 使断念头 | subsidy:补助金;津贴
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4. 制止/害怕:frowsy 肮脏的 |deter 制止/害怕 | defer 延期,顺从 尊敬
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。
Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。
Unfortunately both for Israelis and Lebanese, the strategy did not deter Hizbollah's missiles.
对以色列人和黎巴嫩人都很不幸的是, 这个策略并未能威慑住真主党的火箭.
The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.
窗戶都安上了铁柵栏,以防止故意破坏.
Drug firms say Mr Obama's efforts to squeeze drug prices will deter innovation.
医药公司说奥巴马努力打压药品价格,这不利于创新.
I could not deter him from going there.
我不能阻止他去那里.
The violence may deter many Pakistanis from voting.
暴力事件可能会阻止许多巴基斯坦人去投票.
Capital punishment is claimed to deter wrongdoing even better than lifelong confinement.
死刑之所以需要是因为它在制止犯罪方面甚至比终身监禁更有效.
Speed bumps were put in the way to deter speeding motorists.
使用限速装置限制超速驾驶.
But at the minute we are winning all our games so it doesn't deter me.
但是现在我们赢下了所有的比赛,所以我不进球也不重要.
How are we supposed to deter Osama bin Laden when we can't find him?
我们既然找不到本·拉登,又何谈阻止他?
If that fails to deter, they may be temporarily cut off.
如果还阻止不了, 他们将会被暂时断网.
The IOC oversees such functionsas deter mining the site of the Olymopic Games.
奥委会有权决定奥运会的举办地.
Do not let failure deter you.
不要让失败使你气馁.
Don't let failure deter you.
别让失败把你吓倒.
Failure did not deter us from trying it again.
失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验.
He refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty.
他拒绝允许吹毛求疵阻止他履行自己的职责.
This may be enough to deter hostile governments, but insurgents and militias might be less worried.
这可能足够吓住敌对的政府, 然而叛乱分子和民兵部队却无需如此担心.
There is no more certain way to deter employment than to harass and penalize employers.
干扰和惩罚雇主是阻碍就业最明显的手段.
There was at any rate no anger there to deter him.
至少没有一点儿怒容来吓唬住他.
Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法,阻止犯罪分子.
This was a linkagestrategy designed to deter the Russians from misbehaving.
这是一种关联策略,旨在防止俄国人采取越轨行动.
Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.
狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者.
Their astringent taste may deter animals from eating the plant and they may discourage infection.
鞣质的苦涩味道会防止植物被动物啃食或者降低其被病菌感染的危险.
Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters.
逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。
All the doors have been bricked up to deter vandals.
所有的门都用砖堵了起来,防止破坏分子闯入。
Such a statement was hardly calculated to deter future immigrants.
这样的声明不太可能吓住将来的移民。
I wanted to join in the laughter but Father's face deterred me.
出自:J. L. WatenNo threat would deter them from producing it and delivering it free of charge.
出自:S. Naipaul