deterrent

US [dɪˈterənt]
UK [dɪ'terənt]
  • n.威慑因素；遏制力
  • adj.威慑的
  • Web制止物；威慑力量；威慑物
Plural Form：deterrents  

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deterrent
n.
1.
~ (to sb/sth)
威慑因素；遏制力a thing that makes sb less likely to do sth(= that deters them)
Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others.
对他的惩罚但愿能起到杀一儆百的作用。
the country's nuclear deterrents(= nuclear weapons that are intended to stop an enemy from attacking)
这个国家核武器的威慑力

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Another potential deterrent was that the flask had been damaged and later restored.
另一个潜在的不利因素是这个花瓶曾遭损害后经修复。
lìng yī gè qián zài de bú lì yīn sù shì zhè ge huā píng céng zāo sǔn hài hòu jīng xiū fù 。
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Analysts said the high consumer price index (CPI) in recent months had been a deterrent for an increase in oil prices.
分析家认为最近几个月过高的消费指数（CPI）已经成为抬高油价的一个重要威胁。
fēn xī jiā rèn wéi zuì jìn jǐ gè yuè guò gāo de xiāo fèi zhǐ shù ( CPI ) yǐ jīng chéng wéi tái gāo yóu jià de yī gè zhòng yào wēi xié 。
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On the face of things, capital punishment ought to be the ultimate deterrent. But it does not seem to be.
表面看来，死刑应是终极的威慑，但实际似乎不是。
biǎo miàn kàn lái , sǐ xíng yīng shì zhōng jí de wēi shè , dàn shí jì sì hū bú shì 。
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Col. David Lapan, the Pentagon spokesman, said the exercise was meant to be a deterrent to North Korean attacks.
五角大楼发言人大卫.拉潘上校说，此次演习是为了给朝鲜的攻击一个威慑。
wǔ jiǎo dà lóu fā yán rén dà wèi . lā pān shàng xiào shuō , cǐ cì yǎn xí shì wèi le gěi cháo xiǎn de gōng jī yī gè wēi shè 。
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'Do not commit crime. Pay for your fuel' is hardly a deterrent to a criminal who has every intention of driving off without paying.
‘禁止犯罪，加油付款’对一个想要加了油就跑的犯罪分子可没有什么威慑力量。
' jìn zhǐ fàn zuì , jiā yóu fù kuǎn ' duì yī gè xiǎng yào jiā le yóu jiù pǎo de fàn zuì fèn zǐ kě méi yǒu shén me wēi shè lì liang 。
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Other states, he said, 'must grasp, without the least ambiguity, that we possess a deterrent. '
他说，“要毫不含糊地”让其他国家感到中国“有威慑”。
tā shuō , " yào háo bù hán hu de " ràng qí tā guó jiā gǎn dào zhōng guó " yǒu wēi shè " 。
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The board should be able to impose its will, because denying the right to issue additional eurobonds ought to be a powerful deterrent.
委员会应当能够能将自身的意志强加于各成员国，因为剥夺成员国发行额外欧元债券的权力将产生强大的威慑力。
wěi yuán huì yīng dāng néng gòu néng jiāng zì shēn de yì zhì qiáng jiā yú gè chéng yuán guó , yīn wèi bō duó chéng yuán guó fā xíng é wài ōu yuán zhài quàn de quán lì jiāng chǎn shēng qiáng dà de wēi shè lì 。
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It seemed likely that there was no rebel front line anymore, and no real deterrent to Qaddafi's forces.
看起来似乎叛军的前线不再存在，对卡扎菲部队的真正的威慑也不存在。
kàn qǐ lái sì hū pàn jūn de qián xiàn bú zài cún zài , duì kǎ zhā fēi bù duì de zhēn zhèng de wēi shè yě bù cún zài 。
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I said yes because it was a new challenge for me and I believed that it would act as a deterrent to crime.
我回答说愿意，因为对我而言，这是一个新的挑战，而且我相信死刑会对犯罪行为起到威慑作用。
wǒ huí dá shuō yuàn yì , yīn wèi duì wǒ ér yán , zhè shì yī gè xīn de tiǎo zhàn , ér qiě wǒ xiāng xìn sǐ xíng huì duì fàn zuì xíng wéi qǐ dào wēi shè zuò yòng 。
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Requiring someone with an MBA to serve a prison term at a dehumanising maximum-security penitentiary would be a real deterrent.
让一个有MBA学位的人在一所没有人性、警戒力度最大的监狱里服刑，将是一种真正的威慑。
ràng yī gè yǒu MBA xué wèi de rén zài yī suǒ méi yǒu rén xìng 、 jǐng jiè lì dù zuì dà de jiān yù lǐ fú xíng , jiāng shì yī zhǒng zhēn zhèng de wēi shè 。
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