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单词 deter
释义
deter
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈtɜːr/us
/dɪˈtɝː/
-rr-
topreventsomeone from doing something or to make someone lessenthusiasticabout doing something by making itdifficultfor thatpersonto do it or bythreateningbadresultsif they do it:
阻挠，阻止；威慑；使不敢
Thesemeasuresaredesignedto deter anenemyattack.这些措施旨在阻止敌人的进攻。
Highpricesare deterring manyyoungpeoplefrombuyinghouses.高昂的价格让很多年轻人对于买房望而却步。
Synonym
dissuade
Opposite
encourage
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preventing and impeding
  • anti-jamming
  • avert
  • avoid
  • avoidable
  • bar
  • be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
  • bottleneck
  • derail
  • fireproof
  • hang
  • havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
  • head off
  • hinder
  • hogtie
  • prevent
  • preventable
  • prevention
  • prevention is better than cureidiom
  • preventive
  • scuttle
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Discouraging and putting off
(Definition ofdeterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deter| American Dictionary

deter
verb[T]
us
/dɪˈtɜr/
-rr-
topreventordiscouragesomeone from doing something:
Highpricesare deterring a lot ofyoungcouplesfrombuyinghouses.

deterrent

noun[C]us
/dɪˈtɜr·ənt,-ˈter-/
Thecompanysays thisalarmis aneffectivedeterrent againsttheft.
(Definition ofdeterfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

deter| Business English

deter
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈtɜːr/us
-rr-
topreventsomeone from doing something or to make someone lessenthusiasticabout doing something:
deter sb from doing sthHighpricesdeter manyyoungpeoplefromenteringthepropertymarket.
People said he wasfoolishtostarthis ownbusiness, but he didn'tletthat deterhim.
(Definition ofdeterfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeter

deter
In some instances the weather deterred individuals from attending.
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First, the difficulty in arranging rooms for counselling sessions may have deterred practice staff from referring patients for counselling.
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I am afraid, however, that many potential readers will be deterred by the style of its presentation.
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The prospect almost certainly deterred those who shrank from so exposing their private life from seeking a public imprimatur for their personal marital failure.
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But this should notdeterthem from acquiring these volumes.
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However, costly signaling may also explain the role of food sharing in deterring rivals.
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In the latter case, the credibility of the government's commitment to low inflation willdeterunion militancy and increase employer resolve.
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I can only assume many other performers have been deterred likewise.
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Fear of punishment mightdeterlabor mobility, but also motivate the guarantors, especially if they were all workers, to leave together.
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The discussions revealed that differences between pastoralists' and scientists' perceptionsdetermined different opinions on proper calf-rearing management practices.
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In almost all cases, the undermined cap rock has collapsed, which presented a formidable risk factor in antiquity and has deterred us from further testing.
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It has been argued that kirk session discipline deterred many people from becoming church members.
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