| 单词 | daunting |
| 释义 | daunting (once / 4946 pages) adj Something daunting can scare you off. If you have a lot of studying to do, it may seem like a daunting task. Good news is you can get through it by working hard. Or weasel out of it by playing sick. Often used in the phrases “daunting prospect” and “daunting task,” daunting describes something that you are not looking forward to doing. Having to fill out complicated tax forms every year is a daunting task for many people. Once a daunting task is complete, you no longer describe it as daunting, but instead can call it a job well done, or at least another life experience survived. WORD FAMILYdaunting: dauntingly+/daunt: daunted, daunting, daunts/daunted: dauntedly, undaunted/undaunted: undauntedest, undauntedly USAGE EXAMPLESIf an hour or more of intense exercise seems daunting — and it does to me — don’t despair. New York Times(Jun 15, 2016) But it would be daunting for any of those drivers who can’t find a job with similar pay, especially during some lag period. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) That was when she stumbled into the most daunting problem in modern astronomy: the discovery that most of the universe is invisible. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) adj discouraging through fear Syn intimidating discouraging depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action |
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