deterred
v. 阻止,制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 )
To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。
I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred.
我已告诉他我不感兴趣,可他却不罢休。
Such observation have deterred most prudent investigators from attempting direct contact - angle measurements.
这个研究成果对企图采用直接测量方法测量接触角的研究人员,带来很大阻力.
An evening merely cold or damp would not have deterred her from her trip.
倘若傍晚只是潮湿寒冷,对她此行不会有所阻妨.
Such discrimination deterred many Negroes from finding a job.
这类歧视使得许多黑人找不到工作.
The historical trend of China's peaceful development could not be deterred.
中国和平发展的历史趋势不能被阻止.