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

它还扰乱市场、使投资者望而步、阻碍经济增长。

It used to be just prohibitively expensive.

它曾经贵得让人望而步。

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步。

At first it is very daunting.

一开始，这样做会让人望而步。

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

让们望而步——愿做某事。

But don't let that stop you.

但是要因此望而步。

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

她当然对这门亲事望而步。

It's you know, maybe it's the word " date" that's throwing me off.

也许是“约会”这词让我步了。

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

这种问题导致亟需的外国投资望而步。

The illicit economy is one of the most daunting challenges we face today.

非法经济是我们每天都要面临的最让人步的挑战之一。

And building new plants has become prohibitively expensive.

而且，建造新工厂的成本已经高得令人望而步。

Puffed-up titles may put good candidates off.

夸大的头衔可能会让优秀的应聘者望而步。

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步。

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

发达国家的经济衰退已经让一些潜在移民望而步。

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

但这种英式主食可能因为更高的价格使得人们望而步。

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

它的叶子充满了一种名为大黄素的毒素，使得食草动物望而步。

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

但如果没有充足的政府资金，它们的成本可能会高得令人望而步。

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

毫无疑问其它附近的肉食动物都会对它望而步。

So why aren't higher prices deterring holiday shoppers?

那么，为什么更高的价格没有让假日购物者望而步呢？

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

如今，这种 150 小时的要求让人们对成为会计师望而步。