deter
英 [dɪ'tɜː]
美 [dɪ'tɝ]
- vt. 制止，阻止；使打消念头
- n. (Deter)人名；(德)德特尔
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1. terror, terrible => deter.
deter 震慑de-, 向下，强调。-ter, 恐惧，词源同terrible,terrorist. 即使恐惧，威慑，震慑。
- deter
- deter: see terror
- deter (v.)
- 1570s, from Latin deterrere "to frighten from, discourage from," from de- "away" (see de-) + terrere "frighten" (see terrible). Deterrent is from 1829.
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Arming the police doesn't deter crime.
- 仅仅靠给警察配备武器是无法制止犯罪的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. 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.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
