deters

英 [dɪˈtɜːz]

美 [dɪˈtɜːrz]

v.  制止; 阻止; 威慑; 使不敢
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 威慑住;吓住;阻止;制止
  Todetersomeonefromdoing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
  1. Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
     死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
  2. Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
     逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。
  3. Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism.
     杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。

双语例句

• Abolitionists say there is no proof that capital punishment deters.
  废除死刑者声称没有证据表明行刑有震慑作用。
• Which deters most things, including insects.
  所有动物包括昆虫都会却步。
• Many people believe that capital punishment deters crime.
  很多人相信极刑能阻止犯罪。
• We know that hooliganism deters fans from going to football.
  我们知道，足球流氓行为使得球迷不愿去看球。
• But one thing deters them even more: match-fixing.
  但操纵比赛行为更让他们不想去看球。
• But microeconomic policy is lousy. Corruption deters investors. State companies elbow out private ones. Plans to diversify the economy have been a failure.
  但该国微观经济政策极为糟糕，腐败吓退投资者，国企排挤私企，经济多元化计划未能成功。
• Forexample, the K ü ndigungsschutz under which many dismissals end up infront of special labour courts makes the costs of firing both high anduncertain, and thus deters hiring.
  就如Kündigungsschutz的法律约束将许多解雇事件都最终交由劳动法庭处理，企业雇用成本增加不可确定，于是不愿雇用员工。
• Duplication of efforts: Duplicating automation effort is another major culprit that deters the success of test automation solutions across organizations.
  双倍的努力：双倍的自动化努力是另一个主要的问题所在，它阻止了不同公司之间测试自动化方案的成功。
• THE HOST: A British-based company has developed a cell phone that deters thieves by literally screaming should it be stolen.
  主持人：一家设在英国的公司推出一款新型手机，这种手机在遇窃时会发出尖叫声把小偷吓跑。
• Meanwhile, the president of the Philippines, another claimant which has also accused China of harassment at sea, said the American military presence deters aggression in the area.
  于此同时，菲律宾总统，南海争端另一当事国也称受到中国骚扰，表示美军的存在阻止了这一地区的挑衅行为。