daunt[dɔ:nt]

• vt.
  • 吓，恫吓，恐吓，威吓，吓倒；使害怕：

    They were daunted by the amount of work still to be done.

    他们被 那大量待做的工作吓倒了。

    to daunt one's adversaries

    吓倒对手

  • 使畏缩，使胆怯，使气馁，使失去信心(或勇气)：

    Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.

    不要因那大量待做的工作而失去信心。

• 近义词:

  dismay