Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19635
daunting
/dɒːnt/
verb
使气馁；吓倒
daunting is the present participle of daunt.
daunt
- 1.
To discourage, intimidate.
使气馁,恐吓
- 2.
To overwhelm.
使畏缩；使气馁。
使气馁,恐吓；使畏缩；使气馁。；威吓；难倒；使气馁
In use
Facing a room full of strangers did not daunt the young teacher.
The steep mountain trail daunted many hikers.
Don't let one failure daunt you.
daunt + noun phrase (someone)
The difficulty did not daunt her.
困难并没有使她气馁。
be daunted by + noun phrase
被动语态，表示‘被……吓倒’。
She was daunted by the task.
她被这项任务吓倒了。
Verb forms
base daunt · third person daunts · -ing daunting · past daunted · past participle daunted
规则动词
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- be daunted by
- 被…吓倒；因…而气馁
- Don't be daunted by the amount of work.不要被工作量吓倒。
- daunting task
- 艰巨的任务
- Organizing the event was a daunting task.组织这次活动是一项艰巨的任务。
- daunting prospect
- 令人生畏的前景
- Moving abroad can be a daunting prospect.移居国外可能是一件令人望而却步的事。
- daunt someone
- 使某人气馁
- Her criticism did not daunt him.她的批评没有使他气馁。
Idioms & figurative uses
- nothing daunted
- 毫不气馁；无所畏惧The road was dangerous, but nothing daunted, they pressed on.道路危险，但他们毫不气馁，继续前进。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
daunt 发音像 don't：遇到难事别说不，就难不倒你。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、encouraging speeches、news articles 该词多用于书面或较正式的表达，也出现在鼓励性语境中；日常口语中更常用 scare 或 discourage。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中的 haunt、taunt、gaunt、flaunt、jaunt 与 daunt 发音相同（按所给注音 /dɒ:nt/，都有 /ɒ:nt/ 韵脚）。注意 aunt 拼写相似，但标准发音多作 /ɑːnt/ 或 /ænt/，与 daunt 元音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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