deterred
v. 阻止,制止( deter的過去式和過去分詞 )
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。
I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred.
我已告訴他我不感興趣,可他卻不罷休。
Such observation have deterred most prudent investigators from attempting direct contact - angle measurements.
這個研究成果對企圖採用直接測量方法測量接觸角的研究人員,帶來很大阻力.
An evening merely cold or damp would not have deterred her from her trip.
倘若傍晚只是潮溼寒冷,對她此行不會有所阻妨.
Such discrimination deterred many Negroes from finding a job.
這類歧視使得許多黑人找不到工作.
The historical trend of China's peaceful development could not be deterred.
中國和平發展的歷史趨勢不能被阻止.