動(dòng)詞 daunt:

1. cause to lose courage
   同義詞：dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare

1. Danger didn't daunt the hero.
   危險(xiǎn)并沒(méi)有嚇住那英雄。
2. The new job was a bit daunting at first but it was all right once I'd got my eye in.
   一開(kāi)始，那個(gè)新工作有點(diǎn)使人灰心喪氣，但是一旦我獲得了需要的能力，也就沒(méi)什么了。
3. I was rather daunted by the thought of addressing such an audience.
   我一想到要對(duì)這樣的聽(tīng)眾講話，就有些膽小。
4. Their guide deserted them, but nothing daunted, they pressed on into the jungle.
   向?qū)щx他們而去，但是他們毫不氣餒，仍向森林進(jìn)發(fā)。

daunt

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
daunt.ed,daunt.ing,daunts
To abate the courage of; discourage.See Synonyms at dismay
威嚇，嚇倒：使喪失勇氣；使氣餒參見(jiàn) dismay

來(lái)源：
Middle English daunten
中古英語(yǔ) daunten
from Old French danter
源自 古法語(yǔ) danter
from Latin domit3re [frequentative of] dom3re [to tame] * see dem…-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) domit3re [] dom3re的重復(fù)動(dòng)詞 [訓(xùn)服] *參見(jiàn) dem…-

【引伸】
daunt.er
n.（名詞）
daunt.ingly
adv.（副詞）