| 单词 | encourage |
| 释义 | encourageencouragesencouragedencouragingencourageencourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ $ ɪnˈkɜːr-/ verb [transitive]1to try to help someone succeed, for example by giving them confidence or determination OPP discourageencourage somebody to do somethingYou are actively encouraged to contribute to school life.beencourage非常鼓励大家参与学校生活。encourage somebody in somethingMy dad encouraged me in my ambitions.encourageambition我爸爸对我的抱负给予了鼓励。2to make something more likely to happen: Violent movies encourage anti-social behaviour.movie暴力电影助长反社会行为。—encouragedencouraged adjective [not before noun]: I felt encouraged to continue.feelencourage我受到了鼓舞继续下去。—encouragementencouragementsencouragement noun [uncountable and countable]: words of encouragementword鼓励的话语Henry needed no encouragement to work hard.need亨利不需要鼓励也会努力。—encouragingencouraging adjective: encouraging news on jobsencouragejob关于就业的鼓舞人心的消息THESAURUS: encouragepersuade to make someone decide to do something by telling them why it is a good idea, or asking them many times: I’ll try and persuade her to come to the party.encourage to try to persuade someone to do something because you think it will be good for them: Farmers are being encouraged to use fewer chemicals.farmerbebeencouragechemicalinfluence to have an effect on what someone does or thinks, but without directly persuading them: People are easily influenced by advertising.beinfluenceadvertiseHis work influenced other writers.influencewriterconvince to succeed in persuading someone that something is true or is the right thing to do: I finally convinced her to go to the police.convinceHis excuse didn’t really convince me.get sb to do sth informal to ask or persuade someone to do something, especially something that would help or please you: I can’t get her to listen to me.I’ll get my Dad to drive us there.talk sb into (doing) sth to persuade someone to do something they do not really want to do: Don’t let other people talk you into doing silly things.dothingcoax to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: We tried to coax her to eat a little, but she was too upset.trybe |
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