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deter sb from doing sth
The high cost deters many students from attending college.
高昂的费用阻止了许多学生上大学。
阻止；威慑；使不敢
deterred — past of deter
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
阻止；威慑；使不敢
discourage or prevent (someone) from doing something
The high cost deters many students from attending college.
高昂的费用阻止了许多学生上大学。
阻止某事发生
To prevent something from happening.
劝阻某人做某事；使气馁
To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
使某人分心
To distract someone from something.
deter
Base
原形
deters
3rd person
第三人称单数
deterring
-ing
现在分词
deterred
Past
过去式
deterred
Past participle
过去分词
Fear deters many people from taking risks.
恐惧阻止许多人冒险。
The high price deterred customers.
高价吓退了顾客。
The new measures have deterred crime.
新措施已遏制犯罪。
They are deterring further attacks.
他们正在阻止进一步攻击。
注：重读闭音节，双写r再加-ed/-ing
High prices may deter some visitors from coming to the museum.
高价格可能会阻止一些游客来博物馆。
The security cameras deterred the thieves from entering the store.
监控摄像头吓住了小偷，使他们不敢进入商店。
Fear of failure should not deter you from trying something new.
对失败的恐惧不应该阻止你尝试新事物。
The high cost deters many students from attending college.
高昂的费用阻止了许多学生上大学。
The new security measures should deter crime in the area.
新的安全措施应当能制止该地区的犯罪。
常用于被动语态，表示‘因某事而退缩’。
She was not deterred by the difficulties.
她没有被困难吓倒。
Not this
The heavy rain deterred.
Use this
The heavy rain deterred us from going out.
错误：缺少宾语。中文中“阻止”有时可省略宾语，但英语中“deter”是及物动词，必须接宾语（被阻止的人或物），常用结构为“deter sb from doing sth”。
Not this
The high price deterred me to buy it.
Use this
The high price deterred me from buying it.
错误：介词误用。中文“阻止做某事”可能直译为“deter to do”，但英语中“deter”后必须接“from + 动名词”，表示阻止某人做某事。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
阻止某人做某事
The high price of the tickets deterred many people from attending the concert.
高昂的票价阻止了许多人参加音乐会。
威慑犯罪
The presence of security cameras can deter crime in public places.
安全摄像头的存在可以威慑公共场所的犯罪。
阻止袭击
The country's strong military is meant to deter potential attacks.
该国强大的军队旨在阻止潜在的攻击。
吓阻潜在者
The warning signs are intended to deter potential trespassers.
警告标志旨在吓阻潜在的闯入者。
有效威慑
Stiff penalties can effectively deter drunk driving.
严厉的处罚可以有效威慑酒后驾车。
阻止企图
The locked door deterred any attempts to enter the room.
锁上的门阻止了任何进入房间的企图。
Use deterred naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将deter拆为de（的）和ter（特），联想“特别的威慑”，记住其意为制止、吓住。
通常用于正式或半正式场合，多出现在政策、法律、安全等语境中。
Words ending in '-fer' (refer, prefer, infer, defer, confer) and 'occur' rhyme with 'deter' (all have stressed vowel /ɜː/). Be cautious of lookalikes ending in '-er' that are pronounced /ə/ (e.g., 'better', 'teacher'), which do not rhyme.
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