daunt
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++daunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/ verb [transitive] 1 FRIGHTENEDto make someone feel afraid or less confident about something 使害怕；使气馁 He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. 他一想到要移居别的国家就感到十分害怕。 Don’t be daunted by all the technology. 不要被所有这些技术给吓住。2 nothing daunted old-fashionedBRAVE used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties 毫不气馁，不畏艰难 It was steep but, nothing daunted, he started climbing. 山很陡峭，但他毫不畏惧，开始攀登。n Grammar Daunt is usually passive.→ See Verb table
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daunt• The threat of lightning did little to daunt local golfers.• Frequent imprisonment by various regimes did not daunt the courage of Nawal.• Many families who get into difficulties have been struggling with problems that would daunt the most energetic and resourceful of people.• The book is certainly authoritative but may well daunt the uncommitted reader by its relentlessly hard-nosed factuality.Origin daunt (1200-1300) Old French danter, from Latin domitare “to train (something) so that it obeys”daunt verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese
make feel less afraid to confident or someone Corpus
daunt
daunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/
verb [transitive usually passive]
He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country.
Don’t be daunted by all the technology.
2. nothing daunted old-fashioned used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties:
It was steep but, nothing daunted, he started climbing.
daunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/
verb [transitive usually passive] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: danter, from Latin domitare __to train (something) so that it obeys__
1. to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something:Language: Old French
Origin: danter, from Latin domitare __to train (something) so that it obeys__
2. nothing daunted old-fashioned used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties:
