daunt, appal, dismay, horrify
这组词共同的意思是“引起惊恐、忧郁或使丧失勇气”。它们的区别在于:dismay指因前景令人沮丧或对某事束手无策,而失去继续干某事的力量; appal指足以把人吓瘫的恐惧,也指遇到无法改变的、使人惊愕的事或物所表现出的无能为力; daunt强调试图干大胆的事,但被威胁或压制,因而停止或退却; 而horrify指见到令人毛骨悚然的东西时的一种恐惧和发抖的反应,也可指失去尊严所引起的暂时的厌恶感。
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Nothing daunted the ardour of the merchant navy.
任何困难都不能挫败商船船员的锐气.
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2、
He was daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
他被那许多要做的事弄得灰心丧气.
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She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
她一点也不为问题的严重性所吓倒.
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It is hard to pick up such a book and not to feel a little daunted.
捧起这样一本书难免会让人有些畏惧情绪。
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He was daunted by the old man's threats.
他被那老头的威胁吓住了.
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Mack was not daunted by his failure.
马克并不因失败而气馁.
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He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected.
他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了.
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The sweetness of the air and the greenness of the leaves daunted him.
空气甜美,树叶翠绿,却只能叫他胆怯心慌.
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9、
Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
不要因那大量待做的工作而失去信心.
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I am rather daunted by the think of addressing such an audience.
我一想到要对这样的听众讲话,就有些胆小.
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He was not to be daunted by the most gigantic word in the dictionary.
词典上最长的词也难不倒他.
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She was daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
她被那大批待做的工作吓倒了.
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It'seemed that he was daunted by such an enormous audience.
他似乎被这许多听众吓住了.
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He was daunted by his first date.
首次的约会使他畏怯.
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A long term of imprisonment and a dramatic escape had not daunted his fighting spirit.
长期的监禁及一次戏剧性的潜逃,并未挫折他的战斗精神.
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