The task seemed daunting at first.
这项任务一开始看起来令人生畏。
Choose the best synonym for the word “daunting”:
B — intimidating. “daunting” means adj. seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation
Climbing the huge, icy mountain seemed a ______ task at first.
C — daunting. “daunting” means adj. seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation
daunting — adj. seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation. In Chinese: 令人生畏的.
daunting is pronounced /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/. It breaks into 2 syllables: daunt · ing.
The task seemed daunting at first. (这项任务一开始看起来令人生畏。)
intimidating, formidable, overwhelming — all close in meaning to daunting (adj. seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation).
Yes. daunting appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.