deters

英 [dɪˈtɜːz]

美 [dɪˈtɜːrz]

v.  制止; 阻止; 威慑; 使不敢
deter的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 威慑住;吓住;阻止;制止
  Todetersomeonefromdoing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
  1. Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
     死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
  2. Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
     逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。
  3. Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism.
     杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。

双语例句

• Even if some of the features of the tool can be reused by other test teams, the non-extensible architecture deters the new test teams from adopting the tools.
  就算工具的有些特性可以被其他的测试团队使用，但是非扩展性的架构还是会阻止新测试团队采用工具。
• We think that punishment deters crime, but it just might be the other way around.
  我们认为惩罚会阻止犯罪，可是情况恰恰相反。
• Meanwhile, the president of the Philippines, another claimant which has also accused China of harassment at sea, said the American military presence deters aggression in the area.
  于此同时，菲律宾总统，南海争端另一当事国也称受到中国骚扰，表示美军的存在阻止了这一地区的挑衅行为。
• A public area also deters some people who might wish to do so from taking out their frustrations on the pillars.
  一些可能想在柱子上宣泄不满情绪的人不敢在大庭广众之下发泄。
• But microeconomic policy is lousy. Corruption deters investors. State companies elbow out private ones. Plans to diversify the economy have been a failure.
  但该国微观经济政策极为糟糕，腐败吓退投资者，国企排挤私企，经济多元化计划未能成功。
• Abolitionists say there is no proof that capital punishment deters.
  废除死刑者声称没有证据表明行刑有震慑作用。
• But before leaving there is time for a further impassioned speech in favour of education, of relaxing the US's ultra-strict visa regime, which, he believes, deters bright young men and women from coming to study in the US.
  但在离开之前，他还有时间再发表一篇激情洋溢的演讲，支持教育，指斥放宽美国超级严格的签证制度。他相信，美国的签证制度阻碍了聪明的青年男女来美国学习。
• THE HOST: A British-based company has developed a cell phone that deters thieves by literally screaming should it be stolen.
  主持人：一家设在英国的公司推出一款新型手机，这种手机在遇窃时会发出尖叫声把小偷吓跑。
• The installation of cameras in public places deters would-be criminals.
  在公共场合安装摄像头能够震慑那些想要犯罪者。
• Apologies are so important that many hospitals train their staffs to say they are sorry to patients and their families following a medical mistake because they've found it deters malpractice lawsuits.
  道歉是如此重要，以至于很多家医院都培训他们的员工在出现医疗差错后要对患者及其家属表示歉意，因为院方发现这么做可以阻止他们对医疗事故提起诉讼。