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

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。
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。
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。
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。
There's good news if you're feeling daunted by the complexity of writing a large Ajax application using the techniques demonstrated here.
如果使用这里演示的技术编写大型Ajax应用程序的复杂性让您觉得恐慌，那么有好消息给您。
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。
Initial audit and repeat engagement He was daunted by his first date.
初次审计和再度续约首次的约会使他畏怯。
A sustained level of global equity prices will be critical if banks are to recapitalise themselves at the higher levels daunted investors now require.
如果银行想要遵照担惊受怕的投资者目前的要求，在更高股价水平上对自己进行增资，那么，一个稳定的全球股价水平至关重要。
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。
Still daunted by the thought of reprogramming your VCR, let alone your newfangled DVD?
还在想着要给你的录像机（更不用说最新流行的dvd）重新编制程序吗？