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 deter [dɪ'tɚ]   添加此单词到默认生词本
vt. 制止, 吓住, 威慑

  1. Repulse after repulse failed to deter Alec, who persisted day by day, at first with a marriage license and holy words.
    苔丝一次又一次的严辞拒绝未能制止亚历克,他整天缠住苔丝,先是用结婚证书和神圣的誓言来说服她。
  2. Several factors deter new industry from coming to the city.
    许多因素造成了新工业无法进入这座城市。
  3. I could not deter him from going there.
    我不能阻止他去那里。


deter
deterred, deterring


Deter \De*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Deterring}.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten,
terrify. See {Terror}.]
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action
by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison.

Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty.
--Tillotson.

My own face deters me from my glass. --Prior.

  1. Five minutes later his tutor was able to assure me that the sixth-former in question would be reading English at Cambridge. That academic intensity will deter some parents, and attract many.
  2. Members of the Sylmar Hang Gliding Association hope they will deter people from dumping stolen cars over the sides of cliffs and shooting guns illegally in the Angeles National Forest, said group spokesman Rome Dodson.
  3. Even if U.S. banks cut their exposure to LBO-related loans because of the new Fed guidelines, some experts believe that won't deter the pace of debt-financed takeovers.
  4. The ALPA said it is buying advertising this weekend in major newspapers in Miami, Atlanta, Washington, Boston and New York to publicize its position and deter other pilots from going to work for Eastern.
  5. Moreover, Mr. Goldstein said that rising borrowing costs in Japan will deter some companies from making new investments here, even as prices of U.S. assets decline.
  6. Punitive damages are awarded in addition to compensatory damages and are designed to punish or deter a defendant found to have acted recklessly or maliciously.
  7. Federated Department Stores Inc. and Marriott Corp. warn that a provision covering part-time help would deter hiring.
  8. The cardinal declined to say whether further talks would be held, saying, "We'll have to reflect on that." Agreement on details of a cease-fire could deter Congress from voting for non-lethal aid for the rebels.
  9. FMC restructured in May 1986, loading up on debt and placing much of its stock in employees hands to deter any takeover efforts.
  10. The invasion and annexation of Kuwait, and Saddam's decision to hold several thousand Americans and Britons hostage in Baghdad to deter Western attack, has made his job even more unenviable.
  11. Many institutional holders argue that pills entrench management and deter gains.
  12. That would not only speed the exit of the traditional Name but deter many corporate investors.
  13. Nothing in Japanese laws on public morality outlaws such trade. But that did not deter the local council.
  14. At last count, 22 countries have either responded to a request from Saudi Arabia to help deter further aggression, or are contributing maritime forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 665.
  15. And with the imminent election as an additional weapon in the whips' armoury, it should be easier to deter backbench rebellion. What cannot be allowed is for the present confusion over the law - and the law-breaking which goes with it - to continue.
  16. He noted that two of the men were convicted criminals and that the "pain of being bitten by a dog" might deter them from future illegal acts.
  17. On Sept. 4, Secretary of State James A. Baker III told Congress the United States needs "a new regional security structure" in the Middle East to deter Iraqi aggression the way NATO checked the Soviets in Europe.
  18. The jury award included $9 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages, designed to punish and deter wrongdoing.
  19. But the new study "won't speed up or deter the approval of BGH," Mr. Nesbit said.
  20. The client has to decide whether it is worth taking the initial hit for the benefits that Schroders can bring.' There is a danger that bad publicity surrounding the life insurance industry will deter consumers from buying much-needed products.
  21. This might deter some skinheads.
  22. Amax Inc.'s board adopted a so-called poison-pill measure designed to deter a hostile takeover.
  23. I hope Tuesday's programme did not deter listeners from the greater fascinations of Friday's.
  24. History has shown that conventional forces do not deter attack.
  25. In the short term, administration officials said the preparation of charges was intended to deter Saddam from taking further action against thousands of civilian hostages in Iraq and Kuwait.
  26. In addition, Healthdyne has adopted a shareholders' rights plan designed to deter a hostile takeover.
  27. He thinks that the Macmillan men - Harold in particular - were given complexes by a dominating mother. The family refusal did not deter the author, who used to work in the Macmillan publishing house.
  28. Because they deter aggression.
  29. It was also payable in three tranches which, for tax reasons, was expected to deter the overseas investor. But demand was so fierce there was no tail - the difference between the average accepted bid and the lowest accepted bid.
  30. It was also apparent that the best the GCC members could ever do militarily would be to deter a threat long enough for their western friends to come to the rescue. For once, events in the Middle East unfolded according to character.
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