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

• Daunted, he said, As you say, I shouldn't go because of my poor ability.
  他说：「看来以我目前的能力是不应该去了。
• 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。
• A communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted.
  留给人丧气或胆怯的信息交流。
• 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。
• 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。
• The lion was daunted;
  狮子终于被驯服了；
• 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。
• He was daunted by the old man's threats.
  他被那老头的威胁吓住了。
• You become less daunted about things.
  这会让你变得不那么容易气馁。
• 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。