daunt
verb/dɔːnt/
/dɔːnt/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they daunt | /dɔːnt/ /dɔːnt/ |
| he / she / it daunts | /dɔːnts/ /dɔːnts/ |
| past simple daunted | /ˈdɔːntɪd/ /ˈdɔːntɪd/ |
| past participle daunted | /ˈdɔːntɪd/ /ˈdɔːntɪd/ |
| -ing form daunting | /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ |
- daunt somebody to make somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something
使胆怯；使气馁；使失去信心 - She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.
她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。 - She had struggled with problems that would daunt the most energetic and resourceful of people.
她一直在努力解决一些令最有活力、最足智多谋的人都感到畏惧的问题。 - The prospect of going in a helicopter rather daunts me.
乘坐直升机的前景让我感到害怕。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French danter, from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare ‘to tame’. - She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.
Idioms
nothing daunted
- (British English, formal) confident about something difficult you have to do
无所畏惧；毫不气馁 - Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes.
人们毫不气馁，又开始重建家园。
- Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes.