deter
deter
[dɪˈtəː]
(deterred, deterring)
[dɪˈtəː]
(deterred, deterring)
- [with obj.]discourage (someone) from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences
吓住，威慑住，使对后果产生顾虑而不敢行动；制止
only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election.
只有健康问题才会阻止他去争取重新当选。
■prevent the occurrence of
防止（发生）
strategists think not only about how to deter war, but about how war might occur.
战略家不仅要考虑如何制止战争，还要考虑战争可能如何爆发的问题。
- mid 16th cent.: from Latin deterrere, from de- 'away from' + terrere 'frighten'
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