deter
v. 威懾,嚇住; 阻止
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...
死刑的支持者認為它能阻嚇罪犯攜帶槍支。
Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
逮捕和監禁都沒能嚇倒抗議者。
1. try to prevent; show opposition to;
2. turn away from by persuasion;
Unfortunately both for Israelis and Lebanese, the strategy did not deter Hizbollah's missiles.
對以色列人和黎巴嫩人都很不幸的是, 這個策略並未能威懾住真主黨的火箭.
The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.
窗戶都安上了鐵柵欄,以防止故意破壞.
Drug firms say Mr Obama's efforts to squeeze drug prices will deter innovation.
醫藥公司說奧巴馬努力打壓藥品價格,這不利於創新.
I could not deter him from going there.
我不能阻止他去那裡.
The violence may deter many Pakistanis from voting.
暴力事件可能會阻止許多巴基斯坦人去投票.