It distorts markets, discourages investors, and stunts economic growth.

它还扰乱市场、使投资者望而却步、阻碍经济增长。

It used to be just prohibitively expensive.

它曾经贵得让人望而却步。

Unnaturally high nicotine concentrations deterred the bees.

尼古丁浓度高于自然水平会使大黄蜂望而却步。

But don't let that stop you.

但是要不因此望而却步。

At first it is very daunting.

一开始，这样做会让人望而却步。

It puts them off – it discourages them from doing something.

让他们望而却步——不愿做某。

From such a connection she could not wonder that he should shrink.

她当然不怪他对这门亲望而却步。

And this sort of problem is driving away desperately needed foreign investment.

这种问题导致亟需外国投资望而却步。

And building new plants has become prohibitively expensive.

而且，建造新工厂成本已经高得令人望而却步。

Puffed-up titles may put good candidates off.

夸大可能会让优秀应聘者望而却步。

Many businesses fear that passing along those costs would turn off many buyers.

许多企业担心，转嫁这些成本会让许多买家望而却步。

Recession in rich countries has discouraged some would-be incomers from trying their luck.

发达国家经济衰退已经让一些潜在移民望而却步。

But this English staple could be under threat from higher prices.

但这种英式主食可能因为更高价格使得人们望而却步。

Its leaves are full of a toxin called emodin that discourages browsers.

它叶子充满了一种名为大黄素毒素，使得食草动物望而却步。

But without ample government funding, they can be prohibitively expensive.

但如果没有充足政府资金，它们成本可能会高得令人望而却步。

So no doubt it would have been very intimidating for other carnivores to come across.

毫无疑问其它附近肉食动物都会对它望而却步。

So why aren't higher prices deterring holiday shoppers?

那么，为什么更高价格没有让假日购物者望而却步呢？

Today, this 150-hour requirement is turning people off from becoming accountants.

如今，这种 150 小时要求让人们对成为会计师望而却步。

And I think that's one of the most daunting things about writing.

我觉得那可能是写作最令人望而却步一部分。

In past years, concerns about pollution and the Danube kept many swimmers away.

在过去几里，对污染和多瑙河担忧使许多游泳者望而却步。