deter

verb

1. turn away from by persuasion

e.g. Negative campaigning will only dissuade people

Synonym: dissuade

2. try to prevent
show opposition to

e.g. We should discourage this practice among our youth

Synonym: discourage

1. 威慑住;吓住;阻止;制止
To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.

e.g. Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
e.g. Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。

1. deter

1. 阻止：高利息并没有阻止(deter)低收入消费者继续贷款购物. 工资日高利贷可提供高利率贷款,还款的日期是下次发工资的日子. 工资日高利贷服务上个世纪90年代初仅有300家,如今已经超过了25000家. 精明的金融投资家更是把工资日贷款和典当行结合起来形成连锁店铺.

2. 防止：detect 发现 | deter 防止 | detract 减损,责难

3. 制止; 使断念头：semiarid: 半干旱的 | deter: 制止; 使断念头 | subsidy:补助金;津贴

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4. 制止/害怕：frowsy 肮脏的 | deter 制止/害怕 | defer 延期,顺从 尊敬