daunts
v. 使(某人)气馁,威吓( daunt的第三人称单数 )
If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
...a gruelling journey that would have daunted a woman half her age...
比她年轻一半的女子都会胆怯的累人旅程
I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
我有点儿被这项任务的规模吓着了。
The idea of these huge airliners carrying hundreds of people daunts me.
想到这些大型客机要运载好几百个人,我就觉得可怕.