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 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 not at all daunted by this advice, considering himself quite an accomplished drinker.
  可惜他自恃很擅长喝酒，根本不把我的忠告当回事儿。
• You may find yourself daunted by the many things you need to do in order to reach your goals.
  你会发现你自己对你为了达到目标需要做的许多事情感到沮丧。
• 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。
• Robert Horton, then boss of BP, proudly explained how he had had the ceiling of his vast office specially lowered in order to make visitors feel less daunted by meeting him.
  时任英国石油公司（BP）老板的罗伯特•霍顿（RobertHorton）自豪地解释，为了减少来访者对与他见面的恐惧感，他请人将他那间巨大办公室的天花板特别降低了一些。
• Yes, they drive on the left, but don't be daunted.
  没错，他们靠左行驶，但别被吓到。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He had two letters of refusal but, nothing daunted, he tried again.
  他收到两封拒绝的信，但是他毫不气馁，再次尝试。