Daunt
[ dɔ:nt ]
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vt. 使（某人）气馁，威吓;
💡 词根助记
domare(tame)→恐吓；使失去勇气
📝 例句
Danger didn' t daunt the hero.
危险并没有吓住那位英雄。
The difficulty did not daunt him.
那种困难吓不倒他。
Such tactics did not daunt Tom Johnson.
这种伎俩没有吓倒汤姆·约翰逊。
Once we master it, no material difficulty can daunt us.
我们学会了这一条，我们就对一切物质困难都不怕了。
captains courageous, whom death could not daunt(Anonymous ballad.
勇敢的船长，死亡不会使他们胆怯（作者不详的民谣）。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ d-拼音“打”,aunt-姑姑:强盗恐吓说要打阿姨
※ d-拼音“大”,aunt-姑奶奶:人家都一大把年纪了,别吓唬她了
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-dom-表示“家”
📖 牛津释义
daunt
v
1 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
discourage (sb); frighten 使（某人）气馁; 威吓
I was rather daunted by the thought of addressing such an audience. 我一想到要对这样的听众讲话, 就有些胆小.
2 (idm 习语) nothing `daunted (fml or joc 文或谑) not at all discouraged 毫无惧色; 毫不气馁
Their guide deserted them, but, nothing daunted, they pressed on into the jungle. 向导离他们而去, 但是他们毫不气馁, 仍向森林进发.
🔁 扩展释义
*[dɒ:nt]vt. 威吓, 难倒, 使气馁
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Make another left to Wooster.
再向左转就到了Wooster街了。
He that has a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere.
遇事多问，随处可行。
After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
经过多年的适应，大多数人对火车时刻表产生了一种不可动摇的信念。