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Yet this would be a daunting undertaking.
而这将是一个艰巨的任务。
"If I was doing it myself it would be rather daunting, " she said.
她说，“如果是我一个人来做，那可能会让我生畏。
The scripts need to evolve with the project so the task of creating should not be as daunting as when they are put off until the end a project.
脚本必须随着项目的进行而持续加以改进，只有这样，才不会在项目结束时发现有一大堆让人生畏的创建任务需要完成。

MSF is known for its daunting missions, for treating overwhelming numbers of victims with limited resources in often deplorable conditions.
It's not a daunting book. It's meant for laypeople.
不是一本让人生畏的书，是专门为普通人写的。
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But,there was a big problem, that for all of his failings,human failings, and there were indeed many, and his intellectual limitations which were daunting, he was a man of faith and loyalty to his principles, for better or for worse,in this context.
但是他的弱点,人性的弱点,是个大问题,而且他的弱点确实很多,还有他的智力界限也令人沮丧,他是个固执于自己原则的人,不管原则是好是坏
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The challenge was daunting: The electronics and entertainment giant was struggling with red ink and management paralysis.
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making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something

Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.