deters

英 [dɪˈtɜːz]

美 [dɪˈtɜːrz]

v.  制止; 阻止; 威慑; 使不敢
deter的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 威慑住;吓住;阻止;制止
  Todetersomeonefromdoing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
  1. Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
     死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
  2. Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
     逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。
  3. Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism.
     杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。

双语例句

• But microeconomic policy is lousy. Corruption deters investors. State companies elbow out private ones. Plans to diversify the economy have been a failure.
  但该国微观经济政策极为糟糕，腐败吓退投资者，国企排挤私企，经济多元化计划未能成功。
• Duplication of efforts: Duplicating automation effort is another major culprit that deters the success of test automation solutions across organizations.
  双倍的努力：双倍的自动化努力是另一个主要的问题所在，它阻止了不同公司之间测试自动化方案的成功。
• The way India divvies up spectrum is unfair and erratic, which deters investment. It is also wasteful.
  印度的频谱分配方式既不公平也反复多变，抑制了投资，也造成了浪费。
• Even if some of the features of the tool can be reused by other test teams, the non-extensible architecture deters the new test teams from adopting the tools.
  就算工具的有些特性可以被其他的测试团队使用，但是非扩展性的架构还是会阻止新测试团队采用工具。
• Many people believe that capital punishment deters crime.
  很多人相信极刑能阻止犯罪。
• But before leaving there is time for a further impassioned speech in favour of education, of relaxing the US's ultra-strict visa regime, which, he believes, deters bright young men and women from coming to study in the US.
  但在离开之前，他还有时间再发表一篇激情洋溢的演讲，支持教育，指斥放宽美国超级严格的签证制度。他相信，美国的签证制度阻碍了聪明的青年男女来美国学习。
• The filth here deters all but the invited guest.
  这里污秽不堪，除非有事，外人是裹足不前的。
• A public area also deters some people who might wish to do so from taking out their frustrations on the pillars.
  一些可能想在柱子上宣泄不满情绪的人不敢在大庭广众之下发泄。
• We know that hooliganism deters fans from going to football.
  我们知道，足球流氓行为使得球迷不愿去看球。
• Sonic lock loud alarm deters laptop theft!
  用强劲声波警报锁来阻止你的本本被人偷窃！