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

• But the young tailor wasn't to be daunted. "Nothing venture, nothing win," he commented cheerfully.
  但是小裁缝并不气馁。“不如虎穴，焉得虎子。”他还是很开心的说道。
• Never have we been daunted by difficulties.
  我们任何时辰都没有被困难吓倒过。
• Initial audit and repeat engagement He was daunted by his first date.
  初次审计和再度续约首次的约会使他畏怯。
• But what if employees are so daunted by the seeming enormity of the task before them that they mentally disengage?
  但是，如果员工被面前貌似艰巨的任务吓倒、以至于心理上产生隔阂，那该怎么办？
• 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。
• Even Xiangzi was daunted.
  连祥子都有些胆怯了！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Yes, they drive on the left, but don't be daunted.
  没错，他们靠左行驶，但别被吓到。