daunt

1. V-T If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. 使膽怯

...a gruelling trip that would have daunted a woman half her age. …即使是衹有她一半年紀(jì)的女人都會感到膽怯的一次痛苦旅行。

2. dauntedADJ 膽怯的[v-link ADJ]

It is hard to pick up such a book and not to feel a little daunted. 讀這樣的一本書是很難不略微感到膽怯的。