deter
US: /dɪˈtɝ/
UK: /dɪtˈɜː/
UK: /dɪtˈɜː/
English Vietnamese dictionary
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
- ngăn cản, ngăn chặn, cản trở; làm nản lòng, làm nhụt chí, làm thoái chí
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
(-rr-) ~ sb (from sth / from doing sth) to make sb decide not to do sth or continue doing sth, especially by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasant results of their actions: [VN] I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. + The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice. [also V]
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Thesaurus dictionary
v.
dissuade, discourage, inhibit, intimidate, daunt, frighten off or from or away, scare off or from; prevent, stop, obstruct, check, hinder, impede:
I was deterred from entering by three large dogs. Regular spraying of plants helps to deter aphid infestation.
Collocation dictionary
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.
Concise English dictionary
deterred|deterring|detersdɪ'tɜː
verb
+try to prevent; show opposition to
+turn away from by persuasion
