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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted.
  留给人丧气或胆怯的信息交流。
• He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task.
  他试图激励并且把自己的热情传递给他的朋友们，但是他们都被这个任务吓到了。
• He was daunted by his first date.
  首次的约会使他畏怯。
• There's good news if you're feeling daunted by the complexity of writing a large Ajax application using the techniques demonstrated here.
  如果使用这里演示的技术编写大型Ajax应用程序的复杂性让您觉得恐慌，那么有好消息给您。
• Yes, they drive on the left, but don't be daunted.
  没错，他们靠左行驶，但别被吓到。