VERB
威慑住;吓住;阻止;制止
To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
例句
Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
Arrests and jail sentences have done nothing to deter the protesters...
逮捕和监禁都没能吓倒抗议者。