单词 | deterrent |
释义 | deterrentdeterrent /dɪˈtɚənt/ noun [countable] 1something that makes people less likely to do something, by making them realize that doing it will be difficult or have bad results: serve/act as a deterrent The small fines do not act as much of a deterrent.deterrent to Car alarms can be an effective deterrent to burglars. the deterrent effect of prison sentences2nuclear deterrent nuclear weapons that a country has, in order to prevent other countries from attacking it |
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