deters

英 [dɪˈtɜːz]

美 [dɪˈtɜːrz]

v.  制止; 阻止; 威慑; 使不敢
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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。
• 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。
• Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution.
  停止我们耗尽地球的直接资源的私产概念，实际上助长污染。
• I think that just by moving around the area, my presence deters wolves from killing livestock.
  我想我只要在该区域来回走动走动，就可以阻止狼对家畜的攻击。
• Share prices in the aftermath of an IPO can come under selling pressure, especially if a strong debut deters institutional investors from buying the shares.
  IPO之后，股价可能遭受抛售压力，尤其是在强劲的上市令机构投资者不愿买入股票的情况下。
• 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。
• In fact, jatropha deters pests& birds, mammals and insects do not eat it.
  事实上，麻疯树能驱除害虫&鸟类、哺乳动物和昆虫不吃麻疯树。
• The way India divvies up spectrum is unfair and erratic, which deters investment. It is also wasteful.
  印度的频谱分配方式既不公平也反复多变，抑制了投资，也造成了浪费。
• The filth here deters all but the invited guest.
  这里污秽不堪，除非有事，外人是裹足不前的。
• 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。