deter
美音:
[dı´tə:
]英音:
[dı´tə:
]v.阻止
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deter为短语/超纲词汇
词频:6016
词形变化:
动词过去式:deterred 过去分词:deterred 现在分词:deterring 第三人称单数:deters 形容词:deterrable 名词:determent
词根
terr=to frighten(使惊吓)
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deter
/dɪ'tɜ:(r); dɪ`tɝ/
v (-rr-) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from doing sth) make sb decide not to do sth 使某人决定不做某事物
*Failure did not deter him (from making another attempt). 他并未因失败而畏缩不前.
* I was deterred from emigrating by the thought of leaving my family. 我舍不得离开家, 所以决定不移居国外了.
deter
v past tense and past participledeterredpresent participledeterring [T][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;Origin: deterrere, from terrere
'to frighten']
to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results
→
deterrent The company's financial difficulties have deterred potential investors.deter sb from (doing) sth The security camera was installed to deter people from stealing.
HINT sense 1Do not say 'deter someone to do something'. Say
deter someone from doing something .