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

• At an MBA fair in New York I felt daunted by the number of programmes.
  在纽约的一次mba展会上，参展课程的数量之多让我惊诧。
• A long term of imprisonment and a dramatic escape had not daunted his fighting spirit.
  长期的监禁及一次戏剧性的潜逃，并未挫折他的战斗精神。
• A communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted.
  留给人丧气或胆怯的信息交流。
• The lion was daunted;
  狮子终于被驯服了；
• 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。
• 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。
• I started that summer both excited and daunted by what lay ahead.
  于是我开始了一个让我既兴奋同时也让我疲惫的夏天。
• You may well be daunted by this bleak prospect.
  你很可能会因这一暗淡的前景感到气馁了吧。
• 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。
• 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。