deterrent
常考释义
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
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。
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。
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。
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。
'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。
Polls conducted over the past three years show that less than 20 percent of the public currently says it favors possessing such a deterrent.
过去三年所进行的民调显示,赞成拥有这种威摄力的公众不足20%。
The fact that they believed Wall Street was "always doing this" was not a deterrent; it was a recommendation.
人们认为华尔街“一直在这么做”这一事实,并没有成为阻碍,反而成了引诱。
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”。
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。
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。
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。
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。
With such a capability our nuclear capability would be a real deterrent to china and Pakistan.
有了这样的核能力,我们才能真正的震慑到中国和巴基斯塔。
The Royal Navy's primary mission during the Cold War, excluding the nuclear deterrent role, was that of anti-submarine warfare (ASW).
英国皇家海军冷战时期的主要任务,除了扮演核子吓阻的角色以外,就是反潜作战(ASW)。
Moreover, the severe penalty of the deterrent effect is often caused by the French omissions offset chances.
而且,严厉刑罚的震慑力往往被法网疏漏所导致的侥幸心理所抵销。
The stigma associated with incarceration serves as a greater deterrent than a fine that can be passed along as the cost of doing business.
监禁作为一种比罚金更具威慑力的刑罚,其缺陷在于他可以被忽略掉,就像忽略做生意的成本一样。
S. went ahead with plans to build a missile defense system that he said appeared to be designed to neutralize Russia's nuclear deterrent.
他说,建立导弹防御系统的目的似乎是为了削弱俄罗斯的核威慑能力。
The night air is usually cool enough to serve as a deterrent to mold growth.
夜间的空气通常都冷到足以抑制霉菌的生长的程度。
This means that the fines are not sufficient and that too much electricity is given, which will not act as a deterrent at all.
那说明罚款罚的不够,电也给的太多,根本起不了威慑作用。
Even with economies of scale the increased cost of production is likely to be a deterrent to establishing an affiliate.
即使规模经济,增加生产成本可能对建立一个附属。
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