deter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·ter /dɪˈtɜː $ -ˈtɜːr/ ●○○ verb (deterred, deterring) [transitive] PERSUADEto stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results 〔通过让对方意识到做某事会有困难或坏结果而〕制止，吓住〔某人〕 → deterrent The company’s financial difficulties have deterred potential investors. 该公司的财务困境令潜在的投资者望而却步。deter somebody from (doing) something The security camera was installed to deter people from stealing. 安装监控摄像机来防止偷窃。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say put someone off rather than deter someone: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 put someone off ,而不说 deter someoneDon’t let a few problems put you off. 不要让几个问题吓倒你。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
deter• This path isolates me well from casual visitors, but true friends are not deterred.• The unpleasant taste the drug produces is used to deter alcoholics from drinking.• But true salesmen are unlikely to be deterred by mere realism.• Neither was deterred by the fact that the inevitable visceral animus they are fueling among voters has five more months to fester.• The new alarm system should deter car thieves.• It is not clear whether the death penalty deters crime.• Furthermore, there is great danger that people from such backgrounds will be deterred from applying for educational courses in the future.• Their very oddity deterred him from doing so.• Punitive damages are designed to punish and deter misconduct.• Set too low, it would do little to deter speculation in the event of a crisis.• After all, how can it deter when few are noticing?deter somebody from (doing) something• This can deter your reference from answering. 4.• Every time we deter one person from becoming a criminal, we will save the taxpayers thousands of dollars.• Reviews instances in which the Agency's activities have complicated matters or deterred developers from going ahead.• But your job is not to deter people from having meetings, merely to ensure that the necessary ones are fully productive.• But he did not let such hardship deter him from his dreams.• Nothing shall deter him from killing the White Whale.• His mood also deterred him from ringing Dottie Banks.• Planning may also deter purchasers from undertaking opportunistic acquisitions for short term motives without regard to long term strategic aims.Origin deter (1500-1600) Latin deterrere, from terrere “to frighten”de·ter verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
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deter
de‧ter /dɪˈtɜː $ -ˈtɜːr/
verb (past tense and past participle deterred, present participle deterring) [transitive]
The company’s financial difficulties have deterred potential investors.
deter somebody from (doing) something
The security camera was installed to deter people from stealing.
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In everyday English, people usually say put someone off rather than deter someone:
▪Don’t let a few problems put you off.
de‧ter /dɪˈtɜː $ -ˈtɜːr/
verb (past tense and past participle deterred, present participle deterring) [transitive] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: deterrere, from terrere 'to frighten'
to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results ⇨ deterrent:Language: Latin
Origin: deterrere, from terrere 'to frighten'
deter somebody from (doing) something
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In everyday English, people usually say put someone off rather than deter someone:
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