daunted

英 [ˈdɔːntɪd]

美 [ˈdɔːntɪd]

v.  使胆怯; 使气馁; 使失去信心
daunt的过去分词和过去式

过去式：daunted　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使胆怯;使气馁
  If somethingdauntsyou, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
  1. ...a gruelling journey that would have daunted a woman half her age...
     比她年轻一半的女子都会胆怯的累人旅程
  2. I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
     我有点儿被这项任务的规模吓着了。

英英释义

adj

• caused to show discomposure
  1. refused to be fazed by the objections
  Synonym:botheredfazed

双语例句

• Klorman knows that many young musicians are daunted by the expertise needed to sustain a successful career today.
  克洛曼知道，很多年轻音乐家对今天要保持一个成功的事业所需要的专业技能感到惶恐。
• Still daunted by the thought of reprogramming your VCR, let alone your newfangled DVD?
  还在想着要给你的录像机（更不用说最新流行的dvd）重新编制程序吗？
• Daunted, he said, As you say, I shouldn't go because of my poor ability.
  他说：「看来以我目前的能力是不应该去了。
• A farmer, a hunter, a soldier, a reporter, even a philosopher, may be daunted; but nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love.
  便是一个农夫，一个猎户，一个兵或一个记者，甚至一个哲学家都可能吓得不敢来的，但是什么也不能阻止一个诗人，他是从纯粹的爱的动机出发的。
• He was daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
  他被那许多要做的事弄得灰心丧气。
• He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected.
  他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。
• You may find yourself daunted by the many things you need to do in order to reach your goals.
  你会发现你自己对你为了达到目标需要做的许多事情感到沮丧。
• The lion was daunted;
  狮子终于被驯服了；
• He was daunted by his first date.
  首次的约会使他畏怯。
• He had two letters of refusal but, nothing daunted, he tried again.
  他收到两封拒绝的信，但是他毫不气馁，再次尝试。