deter[英][dɪˈtɜ:] [美][dɪˈtə:]
简明释义
vt.阻止，制止;使不敢;使踌躇
vi.阻止，威慑
第三人称单数：deters过去式：deterred过去分词：deterred现在分词：deterring
例句
Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。
If that doesn’t deter criminals, nothing will.
如果这都不能威慑住罪犯，那么其他惩罚也不能。
And unfamiliarity with a new electoral system may also deter voters.
而对新的选举体系的不熟悉，也会妨碍一些选民投票。
Does negotiated disarmament deter war?
裁军协议能阻止战争吗?
I could not deter him from going there.
我不能阻止他去那里。
