daunt /dɔːnt/ vt. 1. 威吓；吓倒 daunt one's adversaries 吓倒对手 The fire had almost completely destroyed the village, but,nothing daunted, the people began building again. 大火几乎把村庄全毁了，但人们毫无惧色，着手重建家园。 2. 使胆怯，使气馁 Not daunted by his first failure, he tried again. 第一次失败并没有使他灰心丧气，他再试一次。 [< OFr danter < donter to conquer < L domitāre to tame]