deters

英 [dɪˈtɜːz]

美 [dɪˈtɜːrz]

v.  制止; 阻止; 威慑; 使不敢
deter的第三人称单数

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

• The FBI is the federal law enforcement agency that deters domestic crime while the CIA is mainly responsible for U.S. initiatives abroad.
  联邦调查局是联邦执法机构，负责国内犯罪案件；而中情局主要负责美国国外案件。
• But before leaving there is time for a further impassioned speech in favour of education, of relaxing the US's ultra-strict visa regime, which, he believes, deters bright young men and women from coming to study in the US.
  但在离开之前，他还有时间再发表一篇激情洋溢的演讲，支持教育，指斥放宽美国超级严格的签证制度。他相信，美国的签证制度阻碍了聪明的青年男女来美国学习。
• A public area also deters some people who might wish to do so from taking out their frustrations on the pillars.
  一些可能想在柱子上宣泄不满情绪的人不敢在大庭广众之下发泄。
• The main reason usually given in support of the death penalty is that it deters crime.
  那些支持死刑的人们经常给出的主要理由是，死刑可以制止犯罪。
• Apologies are so important that many hospitals train their staffs to say they are sorry to patients and their families following a medical mistake because they've found it deters malpractice lawsuits.
  道歉是如此重要，以至于很多家医院都培训他们的员工在出现医疗差错后要对患者及其家属表示歉意，因为院方发现这么做可以阻止他们对医疗事故提起诉讼。
• 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。
• Many people believe that capital punishment deters crime.
  很多人相信极刑能阻止犯罪。
• The filth here deters all but the invited guest.
  这里污秽不堪，除非有事，外人是裹足不前的。
• Each case is unique, and any relationship that deters ascension is a relationship to complete with and exit the dance of for those dedicated to this path in this lifetime.
  每一种情形都是独一无二的，任何一种阻止了提升的关系，对那些在此生致力于提升这条路径的人们而言，都是一个要终结并离开的关系。
• The way India divvies up spectrum is unfair and erratic, which deters investment. It is also wasteful.
  印度的频谱分配方式既不公平也反复多变，抑制了投资，也造成了浪费。