daunt

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

...a gruelling trip that would have daunted a woman half her age. …即使是只有她一半年纪的女人都会感到胆怯的一次痛苦旅行。

2. dauntedADJ 胆怯的[v-link ADJ]

It is hard to pick up such a book and not to feel a little daunted. 读这样的一本书是很难不略微感到胆怯的。