| 单词 | to hearten up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hearten up to hearten up 1. transitive. To augment the energy, confidence, or enthusiasm of; to encourage, lift the spirits of. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > encourage or embolden [verb (transitive)] hearteOE bieldc897 hardenc1175 elnea1225 hardyc1225 boldc1275 hardishc1325 endurec1384 assurec1386 emboldc1400 recomfortc1405 enharda1450 support1479 enhardy1483 animatec1487 encourage1490 emboldishc1503 hearten1524 bolden1526 spright1531 raise1533 accourage1534 enheart1545 to hearten on1555 hearten?1556 alacriate1560 bespirit1574 bebrave1576 to put in heart1579 to hearten up1580 embolden1583 bravea1593 enhearten1610 inspiritc1610 rehearten1611 blood1622 mana1625 valiant1628 flush1633 firm1639 buoy1645 embrave1648 reinhearten1652 reanimate1655 reinspirit1660 to give mettle to1689 warm1697 to lift (up) a person's spirits1711 reman1715 to make a man of1722 respirit1725 elate1726 to cocker up1762 enharden1779 nerve1799 boost1815 brace1816 high-mettle1831 braven1865 brazen1884 the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > encourage or strengthen oneself [verb (reflexive)] assure1370 to hearten up1694 1580 J. Stow Chrons. of Eng. 47 The Romaynes..vsed al meanes possible, to hearten vppe and arme their Youth. a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. G Harten vp your men. 1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 76 The Doctor heartned him up, and admonisht him not to let in fears. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xxiv. 101 This Fryar Jack, who is fain to drink to hearten himself up. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 196 They boasted of the Victory to hearten up their Friends. 1750 P. Shaw Reflector 233 Gentlemen of the Robe are no more to be censured..than a good General is to be condemned for heartening up his Soldiers. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. vi. 111 Their other aunt also visited them frequently.., with the design of cheering and heartening them up . View more context for this quotation 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xiv. 176 Do hearten yourself up a little, ma'am. 1921 H. A. Vachell Blinkers iv. 93 Even now, although my [wine] cellar is nearly empty, I can hearten myself up by reading my cellar book. 1994 E. Mordden How long has this been going On? (1995) 32 Peterson..puts an arm around Frank and gives him a squeeze. You know, just to hearten him up. 2. intransitive. To rouse oneself from despondency or melancholy; to take fresh heart or courage; to cheer up. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > be cheerful [verb (intransitive)] > become cheerful or cheer up cheer?1553 to look up1600 come1607 to cheer up1620 exhilarate1620 brighten1692 to come to1765 to come about1775 spurk1823 to hearten up1834 to buck up1844 chirk1844 pearten1851 to come around1853 to liven up1863 to chipper up1867 lighten1873 pep1910 to lighten up1911 1834 M. Hare Let. 1 July in A. J. C. Hare Memorials Quiet Life (1872) II. xiii. 68 When they heard he was a little better, they heartened up a little. 1883 Sunday Mag. Dec. 751/2 I heartened up a good bit. 1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 136 ‘Hearten up, my sweet,’ he said. 1906 Trans. Coll. Physicians Philadelphia 28 115 The bullets whizzing past me were..rather dismaying, but, finding that I still lived, I heartened up gradually. 1917 B. K. Maniates Our Next-door Neighbors x. 142 Seeming to consider that my discovery had been succeeded by inaction, which must mean non-interference, he heartened up. < as lemmas |
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