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daunting

/ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ /ˈdɔntɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

使气馁，使胆怯。

To discourage, intimidate.

Examples :

"The large number of homework assignments daunting her; she felt overwhelmed and discouraged. "
大量的家庭作业使她感到气馁；她觉得不堪重负，非常沮丧。
attitude character mind emotion

Related Words

Illustration overwhelming

overwhelming verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/

淹没， 覆盖， 压倒。

"The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."

巨浪一下子就吞没了那艘小艇。

Illustration participle

participle noun

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/ /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/

分词，形动词

"In her English class, Maria learned that a participle, like "running" in "running shoes," can act as an adjective. "

在她的英语课上，玛丽亚了解到分词，比如“running shoes（跑鞋）”中的“running”，可以像形容词一样使用。

Illustration intimidate

intimidate verb

/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

恐吓，威胁。

"The bully tried to intimidate the smaller children on the playground. "

那个恶霸试图恐吓操场上个头较小的孩子们。

Illustration discourage

discourage noun

/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/ /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/

沮丧，灰心

"His discourage prevented him from trying out for the school play. "

他的沮丧让他没敢尝试参加学校的戏剧选拔。

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

分配，指派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这张流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

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discouraging verb

/dɪsˈkʌɹɪdʒɪŋ/

气馁，灰心，使失去信心。

"The constant criticism from her teacher discouraged her from trying new math problems. "

老师不断地批评让她灰心，不想再尝试新的数学题了。

Illustration overwhelm

overwhelm noun

/ˌovɚˈʍɛlm/ /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm/ /ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlm/

招架不住，难以承受

"The overwhelming pressure of deadlines made her feel stressed. "

截止日期带来的招架不住的压力让她感到压力重重。

Illustration discouraged

discouraged verb

/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒd/ /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/

灰心，沮丧。

"Failing the test discouraged her from studying hard. "

考试没及格让她灰心丧气，不想努力学习了。

Illustration accomplished

accomplished verb

/ə.ˈkɒm.plɪʃt/ /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃt/

完成， 达成。

"The student diligently worked on the project and accomplished all the assigned tasks. "

那个学生努力完成了项目，并且达成了所有分配的任务。

Illustration challenging

challenging verb

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

挑战，邀战

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

我们向隔壁的男孩们发起了足球比赛的挑战。

Illustration overwhelmed

overwhelmed verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/

不知所措，压倒，淹没。

"The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."

小艇被巨浪吞噬了。

Illustration impressive

impressive adjective

/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/

令人印象深刻的， впечатляющий。

"an impressive movie"

一部令人印象深刻的电影