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单词 daunt
释义 daunt
 —dauntingly,  adv.   —dauntingness,  n.  
 /dawnt, dahnt/,  v.t.  
  1. to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries.
  2. to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
 [1250-1300; ME da(u)nten < AF da(u)nter, OF danter, alter. of donter (prob. by influence of dangier power, authority; see DANGER) < L domitare to tame, deriv. of domitus, ptp. of domare to tame]
 Syn. 1. overawe, subdue, dismay, frighten. 2. discourage, dispirit.
 Ant. 2. encourage.
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