Daunt

(v)

(usually passive) to make sb feel nervous and less confident about doing sth

使胆怯；使气馁；使失去信心

(syn) intimidate

e.g. She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.

她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。

引申

Daunting

(a)

(syn) intimidating

e.g.Shehas the daunting task of cooking for 20 people every day.

她每天得做20个人的饭，这是一项可怕的任务。

e.g. Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.

开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

(idm) nothing daunted (BrE, formal)

confident about sth difficult you have to do

无所畏惧；毫不气馁

e.g. Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes.

人们毫不气馁，又开始重建家园。

引申

Dauntless

(a) (literary)

not easily frightened or stopped from doing sth difficult

无所畏惧的；吓不倒的；勇敢的

(syn) resolute

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