deter
🇺🇸
/dɪˈtɜːr/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈtɜː(r)/
to stop someone from doing something by making them think about the bad things that might happen
The high cost of parking may deter people from driving to the city center.
高昂的停車費可能會阻止人們開車前往市中心。