deterring
v. 阻止,制止( deter的现在分词 )
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。
Can anyone suggest a method of deterring spiders which is ecologically sound?
有人能想出一种不会破坏生态环境而又能够赶跑蜘蛛的办法吗?
However, investors say are a number of issues deterring business.
然而, 投资者表示,有很多问题让他们却步.
It's an effective way of deterring potential does online, the logic goes.
逻辑上这是抑制潜在线上威胁的有效方法.
The police simply seem to be doing a better job of deterring lawlessness.
警察在预防犯罪方面看来做的比过去好很多.