daunt

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdauntdaunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/ verb [transitive] 1 FRIGHTENEDto make someone feel afraid or less confident about something He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. Don’t be daunted by all the technology.2 → nothing dauntedGrammar Daunt is usually passive.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdaunt• The threat of lightning did little to daunt local golfers.• Frequent imprisonment by various regimes did not daunt the courage of Nawal.• Many families who get into difficulties have been struggling with problems that would daunt the most energetic and resourceful of people.• The book is certainly authoritative but may well daunt the uncommitted reader by its relentlessly hard-nosed factuality.Origin daunt (1200-1300) Old French danter, from Latin domitare “to train (something) so that it obeys”

单词	daunt
释义	daunt From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdauntdaunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/ verb [transitive] 1 FRIGHTENEDto make someone feel afraid or less confident about something He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. Don’t be daunted by all the technology.2 → nothing dauntedGrammar Daunt is usually passive.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdaunt• The threat of lightning did little to daunt local golfers.• Frequent imprisonment by various regimes did not daunt the courage of Nawal.• Many families who get into difficulties have been struggling with problems that would daunt the most energetic and resourceful of people.• The book is certainly authoritative but may well daunt the uncommitted reader by its relentlessly hard-nosed factuality.Origin daunt (1200-1300) Old French danter, from Latin domitare “to train (something) so that it obeys”
随便看	at first glance at first glance/sight at first hand at first light at first sight at fourth hand at full blast at full gallop at full pelt at full pelt at full stretch at full throttle at full tilt at full tilt at great etc) length at gunpoint at gut level at half mast at half price at half time miserable failure miserari miseria miserie miseries