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daunt + noun phrase (someone)
The difficulty did not daunt her.
困难并没有使她气馁。
使气馁；吓倒
daunts — third person singular of daunt
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使气馁；吓倒
daunt
The difficulty did not daunt her.
困难并没有使她气馁。
使气馁,恐吓
To discourage, intimidate.
使畏缩；使气馁。
To overwhelm.
daunt
Base
原形
daunts
3rd person
第三人称单数
daunting
-ing
现在分词
daunted
Past
过去式
daunted
Past participle
过去分词
The task daunts me.
这个任务让我气馁。
The challenge daunted him.
这个挑战吓倒了他。
She has daunted her opponents.
她威吓了对手。
规则动词
Facing a room full of strangers did not daunt the young teacher.
面对满屋子的陌生人并没有使这位年轻教师气馁。
The steep mountain trail daunted many hikers.
陡峭的山间小径使许多徒步者望而却步。
Don't let one failure daunt you.
别让一次失败吓倒你。
The difficulty did not daunt her.
困难并没有使她气馁。
被动语态，表示‘被……吓倒’。
She was daunted by the task.
她被这项任务吓倒了。
Not this
I am daunt by the challenge.
Use this
I am daunted by the challenge.
Daunt是及物动词，应用过去分词daunted表示被动状态，意为“被吓倒”。
Not this
His attitude daunting me.
Use this
His attitude daunts me.
缺少谓语动词，应用一般现在时第三人称单数形式daunts作谓语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
被…吓倒；因…而气馁
Don't be daunted by the amount of work.
不要被工作量吓倒。
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。
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。
使某人气馁
Her criticism did not daunt him.
她的批评没有使他气馁。
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。
Use daunts naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
daunt 发音像 don't：遇到难事别说不，就难不倒你。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.