daunting

英 [ˈdɔːntɪŋ]

美 [ˈdɔːntɪŋ]

adj.  使人畏惧的;令人胆怯的;让人气馁的
v.  使胆怯; 使气馁; 使失去信心
daunt的现在分词

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.8477 / COCA.7463

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 使人畏惧的;令人胆怯的;让人气馁的
  Something that isdauntingmakes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
  1. They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house...
     他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
  2. The move to Prague was a daunting prospect for the bishop...
     对于主教来说，要迁往布拉格有点儿令人发憷。
  3. Occasionally I find the commitment and responsibility daunting.
     偶尔我会觉得这一承诺和责任让人望而却步。

英英释义

adj

• discouraging through fear
  Synonym:intimidating

双语例句

• The challenge from recovering from that enormous disaster adds a huge burden to an already daunting development challenge.
  从这个巨大的灾害中恢复的挑战又给已经十分严峻的发展挑战增加了一个巨大的负担。
• The immediate international interest, however, is for China to succeed in its still daunting internal development challenges.
  然而，国际社会目前应关注的是，让中国在依然令人生畏的国内发展挑战中获得成功。
• The challenge of dealing with Europe's sovereign debt and banking crisis remains a daunting one.
  处理欧洲主权债务危机和银行业危机依然是一项艰巨的挑战。
• We should turn our attention to other, really daunting issues.
  我们应该将注意力转向其它真正令人畏惧的问题。
• This is a daunting list of challenges.
  这是一堆使人畏惧的难题。
• We know, however, that we must not be complacent because the challenges ahead are indeed very daunting.
  但我们知道，我们绝不可以得意自满，因为前路上的挑战确实非常艰巨。
• For me, it was a daunting task.
  对我而言，这是一件令人生畏的工作。
• The task is daunting, but you have two Mexican partners to help you.
  任务是艰巨的，但你会有两个墨西哥伙伴来帮助你。
• It had not been a week before having breakfast became an honorable, but daunting task.
  不到一个星期，吃早饭就变成了一项光荣而艰巨的任务；
• However, the functions and choices facing you can be daunting when you start a new plug-in development project.
  然而，在您开始新的插件开发项目时，摆在您面前的功能和选择会使您无从选择。