deter[英][d??t?:] [美][d??t?:]
簡明釋義
vt.阻止，制止;使不敢;使躊躇
vi.阻止，威懾
第三人稱單數(shù)：deters過去式：deterred過去分詞：deterred現(xiàn)在分詞：deterring
例句
Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的辦法，阻止犯罪分子。
If that doesn’t deter criminals, nothing will.
如果這都不能威懾住罪犯，那么其他懲罰也不能。
And unfamiliarity with a new electoral system may also deter voters.
而對(duì)新的選舉體系的不熟悉，也會(huì)妨礙一些選民投票。
Does negotiated disarmament deter war?
裁軍協(xié)議能阻止戰(zhàn)爭嗎?
I could not deter him from going there.
我不能阻止他去那里。