encourage

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #6267 ★★★★☆

vt. 鼓励, 支持, 激励 [法] 怂恿, 煽动, 助长

发音

/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
US /ɪnˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒ/
其它 /ɪnˈkʊ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
IN /ɛn.kəˈreː.d͡ʒ/

词形变化

encouraged encourages 三单 encourages encouragest encourageth encouraging encouraging 现在分词 encouraged 过去式 encouraged 过去分词

别名

incourage

教材释义与例句

动词

鼓励，怂恿；激励；支持

to give someone the courage or confidence to do something

I want to thank everyone who has encouraged and supported me.

我要感谢每一位鼓励和支持过我的人。

释义与例句

v. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

    及物

    I encouraged him during his race.

    Delia's coach encouraged her to focus on the positives.

  2. 2.

    To spur on, strongly recommend.

    鼓励

    激励

    提倡

    及物

    We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.

    We encourage you to cycle instead of taking the car.

  3. 3.

    To foster, give help or patronage.

    及物

    The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

further advance boost promote

反义词 1

discourage

上位词 10

have get make cause support backup inspire stimulate induce animate

下位词 10

help lead carry further feed cheer foster urge inspire contribute

词源

From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier. Displaced native Old English hiertan, tyhtan, and trymman. By surface analysis, en- + courage.

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