单词	daunt
释义	dauntdaunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdaunt Origin: 1200-1300 Old French danter, from Latin domitare ‘to train (something) so that it obeys’ Verb Table VERB TABLE daunt Simple Form Present it daunts Past it daunted Present perfect it has daunted Past perfect it had daunted Future it will daunt Future perfect it will have daunted Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The threat of lightning did little to daunt local golfers. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Frequent imprisonment by various regimes did not daunt the courage of Nawal. Many families who get into difficulties have been struggling with problems that would daunt the most energetic and resourceful of people. The book is certainly authoritative but may well daunt the uncommitted reader by its relentlessly hard-nosed factuality. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► felt ... daunted  He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► nothing daunted Naturally adventurous, she loved the life in Abyssinia, where nothing daunted her. 1to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something:  He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. Don’t be daunted by all the technology.2nothing daunted old-fashioned used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties:  It was steep but, nothing daunted, he started climbing.GRAMMAR Daunt is usually passive.
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