deter

deter /di'tə:/
  • ngoại động từ
    • ngăn cản, ngăn chặn, cản trở; làm nản lòng, làm nhụt chí, làm thoái chí
      • to deter someone from doing something: ngăn cản ai làm việc gì

Xem thêm: discourage, dissuade



deter

Từ điển Collocation

deter verb

ADV. hardly Her words of warning would hardly deter him. | effectively, sufficiently Will this harsher punishment effectively deter criminals? | easily

VERB + DETER be likely/unlikely to | be enough to, be sufficient to | attempt to | be designed to | do little to, do nothing to The present system does little to deter corporate crime.

PREP. from These new rules are likely to deter people from coming forward for help.


Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • try to prevent; show opposition to; discourage

    We should discourage this practice among our youth

  • turn away from by persuasion; dissuade

    Negative campaigning will only dissuade people


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

deters|deterred|deterring
syn.: discourage hinder prevent prohibit

ant.: recommend