to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it. 阻挠,阻止;威慑;使不敢. These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack. 这些措施旨在阻止敌人的进攻。 High prices are deterring many young people from buy ing houses. More @Wikipedia
Hover over any link to get a description of the article. Please note that search keywords are sometimes hidden within the full article and don't appear in the description or title.