Deter

[dɪ'tɜː] or [dɪ'tɝ]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) try to prevent; show opposition to; 'We should discourage this practice among our youth'.

編輯:玛杰里--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc.

乔校對

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Restrain, hinder, discourage, withhold (by fear).

整理:雷蒙德

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Warn, stop, dissuade, disincline, indispose, dispirit, hinder, prevent,discourage, dishearten, terrify, scare

ANT:Encourage, incite, provoke, move, allure, prompt, tempt, seduce, persuade

巴里整理

解釋/意思:

v.t. to frighten from: to hinder or prevent:—pr.p. deter′ring; pa.p. deterred′.—n. Deter′ment.

編輯:特伦斯