to prevent from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for them to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it
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1. Failure did not deter us from trying it again. 失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。 2. Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders. 狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。