deter
verb [transitive, intransitive]- deter (somebody) (from something/from doing something)
to make somebody decide not to do something or continue doing something, especially by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasant results of their actions 制止;阻止;威慑;使不敢 I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣,可他却不罢休。 The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice. 这么高的服务费可能使咨询者望而却步。
Extra ExamplesThe present system does little to deter corporate crime. 目前的体制对于法人犯罪没有什么威慑作用。 These new rules are likely to deter people from coming forward for help. 新规则很可能阻碍人们寻求帮助。 Will this harsher punishment effectively deter criminals? 这种更严厉的惩罚能有效威慑罪犯吗 ?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hardly
- effectively
- easily
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- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- be enough to
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- from
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin deterrere, from de- ‘away from’ + terrere ‘frighten’.