网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 deterrent
释义
deterrent
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈter.ənt/
us
/dɪˈter.ənt/
C2
something thatdeterspeoplefrom doing something
威慑力量;遏制因素;制止物
anucleardeterrent核威慑力
Tougherprisonsentencesmayact/serveasa deterrenttootherwould-beoffenders.从严判决可以起到震慑其他潜在犯罪者的作用。
More examples
  • Somepeoplesay thatcapitalpunishmentactsas a deterrent.
  • Drink-driving is onecasewhereseverepunishmentseemstoworkas a deterrent.
  • I shouldthinkthesmellof herbreathmustactas a deterrent to any man.
  • Theyexecutedhim, as a deterrent to any otheryoungsoldiersthinkingoftryingtodesertfrom thearmy.
  • As a deterrent, they haveimposedaheavyfinefor latepayment.

Examplesofdeterrent

deterrent
However, price and negative attitudes were the main deterrents for non-organic consumers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Lack of payments was seen as adeterrentto further involvement by two interested members of the public.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A feebledeterrentto prevent this leap was the outlawing of litigation mastery and a general sense of ethics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Econometric estimates of the shadow values of maize are produced as part of the likelihood maximization corresponding to the household's choice of fencedeterrent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Minor-party support can be seen as adeterrentto stability in many democracies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The more effective the threat the more easily justified it is, for the expected benefits would increase with the likelihood ofdeterrentsuccess.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The very phrase 'independent nucleardeterrent', which was so often used by its supporters, emphasizes the link with national sovereignty.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such self-representations function as incentives or deterrents for future behaviour (selves to be approached or avoided).
From theCambridge English Corpus
At a personal level, changes in functional capacity and dealing with the sometimes ailing body can serve as adeterrent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These assumptions explain thedeterrenteffect: as the number of opportunities increase, the amount of migration decreases.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They are worried about the so-calleddeterrentand also about chemical and biological warfare.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As regards the local business community, proprietors perceived security firms as both an essentialdeterrentand as an efficient and fast responder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Indeed, there are institutional deterrents to replication as well.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Punishment assumes its role as adeterrentbecause of the latter fact.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The idea behind it was that simple detention would not be a sufficientdeterrent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithdeterrent

deterrent

These are words often used in combination withdeterrent.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

credible deterrent
It is only just acredibledeterrent.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
deterrent capability
The fact that we know what is going on reinforces our deterrent capability.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
deterrent effect
For in that case, imprisonment would lose itsdeterrenteffect.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/deterrent##
随便看

 

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条,涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的必备工具。

 

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/27 22:37:52