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威懾力量;威懾因素;遏制物
A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
例句
They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent...
他們真的相信死刑具有威懾作用。
The tough new law should act as a deterrent.
這項(xiàng)嚴(yán)厲的新法將起到威懾作用。
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威懾武器
A deterrent is a weapon or set of weapons designed to prevent enemies from attacking by making them afraid to do so.
例句
...a nuclear deterrent.
核威懾武器
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威懾的;嚇阻的;遏制的
If something has a deterrent effect, it has the effect of preventing people from doing certain things.
例句
Hopefully, that will have a deterrent effect on drug syndicates in the future.
希望這能在將來對(duì)販毒集團(tuán)起到威懾作用。
...his belief in the deterrent value of capital punishment.
他相信死刑的威懾力