deters

英 [dɪˈtɜːz]

美 [dɪˈtɜːrz]

v.  制止; 阻止; 威慑; 使不敢
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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

• Meanwhile, the president of the Philippines, another claimant which has also accused China of harassment at sea, said the American military presence deters aggression in the area.
  于此同时，菲律宾总统，南海争端另一当事国也称受到中国骚扰，表示美军的存在阻止了这一地区的挑衅行为。
• 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。
• Each case is unique, and any relationship that deters ascension is a relationship to complete with and exit the dance of for those dedicated to this path in this lifetime.
  每一种情形都是独一无二的，任何一种阻止了提升的关系，对那些在此生致力于提升这条路径的人们而言，都是一个要终结并离开的关系。
• Summary: Amerca's anti-corruption law deters foreign investment.
  总结：美国反腐败法律吓跑国外投资商。
• The main reason usually given in support of the death penalty is that it deters crime.
  那些支持死刑的人们经常给出的主要理由是，死刑可以制止犯罪。
• 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。
• 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！
• I think that just by moving around the area, my presence deters wolves from killing livestock.
  我想我只要在该区域来回走动走动，就可以阻止狼对家畜的攻击。
• Apologies are so important that many hospitals train their staffs to say they are sorry to patients and their families following a medical mistake because they've found it deters malpractice lawsuits.
  道歉是如此重要，以至于很多家医院都培训他们的员工在出现医疗差错后要对患者及其家属表示歉意，因为院方发现这么做可以阻止他们对医疗事故提起诉讼。
• Many people believe that capital punishment deters crime.
  很多人相信极刑能阻止犯罪。