/?dɑ?n.t???/making youfeelslightlyfrightenedorworriedaboutyourabilitytoachievesomething:令人发怵的;使人气馁的Thecountrywasfacedwith the dauntingprospectofovercomingfourdecadesofdivision.国家仍然面临着弥合40年的分裂这一难题。SynonymintimidatingSMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDiscouraging and putting off
aversive
cold
daunt
deter
deterrence
deterrent
discouraging
disempower
disempowering
dishearten
disheartening
emasculate
pour/throw cold water onsomethingidiom
put a spoke insomeone'swheelidiom
putsomethingoff
spoil
spoilsomeone'spartyidiom
spoke
throw
wind
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