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daunting 音标拼音: [d'ɔntɪŋ] a. 使人畏缩的 使人畏缩的 daunting adj 1: discouraging through fear [synonym: {daunting}, {intimidating}] daunting \daunting\ adj.
serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate; discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of {encouraging}. Syn: intimidating. [WordNet 1.5] Daunt \Daunt\ (d[add]nt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daunting}.] [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See {Tame}.] 1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. [1913 Webster] Some presences daunt and discourage us. --Glanvill. Syn: To dismay; appall. See {Dismay}. [1913 Webster]
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