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deter 音标拼音: [dɪt'ɚ] vt. 制止,使断念,威慑 制止,使断念,威慑 deter v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; " We should discourage this practice among our youth" [ synonym: { deter}, { discourage}] 2: turn away from by persuasion; " Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [ synonym: { dissuade}, { deter}] [ ant: { persuade}] Deter \ De* ter"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Deterred}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Deterring}.] [ L. deterrere; de terrere to frighten, terrify. See { Terror}.] To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty. -- Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster] My own face deters me from my glass. -- Prior. [ 1913 Webster] 64 Moby Thesaurus words for " deter": anticipate, avert, awe, bar, block, blunt, check, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, deflect, disaffect, discourage, dishearten, disincline, disinterest, dissuade, distract, divert, estop, exclude, faze, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, frighten, help, hinder, impede, indispose, inhibit, intimidate, keep from, keep off, obstruct, obviate, overawe, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put off, quench, repel, restrain, rule out, save, scare, scare off, shake, shut out, stave off, stop, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, ward, ward off, wean from
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