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单词 encourage
释义
encourage
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When you encourage someone, you give him or her the courage or confidence to do something, like when you encourage your little brother to play harder by yelling his name from the sidelines of the soccer field.
The word encourage comes from the Old French word encoragier, meaning "make strong, hearten." When you encourage the tomato plants in your garden, you water them to promote their growth and health. Encourage can also mean to inspire with hope, like when you encourage your friends to try out for the school play by complimenting their singing and acting talents.
WORD FAMILY
encourage: encouraged, encouragement, encourages, encouraging+/courage: courageous, courages, encourage/courageous: courageously, courageousness/encouragement: encouragements/encouraging: encouragingly, unencouraging/unencouraging: unencouragingly
USAGE EXAMPLES
“It’s in a different area, completely the other side. Hurt a lot less when it happened, so I’m definitely encouraged.”
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
Ms Bradley said she encouraged all of those with family who fought at Passchendaele to apply.
BBC(Jan 02, 2017)
The San Ysidro plan also calls for new bicycle lanes and pedestrian improvements to encourage people to stop commuting by car.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016)
1v inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
Ant|Hypo|Hyper
discourage
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
foster, nurture
help develop, help grow
hollo
encourage somebody by crying hollo
cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate
give encouragement to
draw out
make more sociable
bring out
encourage to be less reserved
goad, spur
give heart or courage to
cheerlead
act as a cheerleader in a sports event
keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support
be a regular customer or client of
buck up, take heart
gain courage
serve, serve well
promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate
heighten or intensify
2v spur on
His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife
Hyper
cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
3v contribute to the progress or growth of
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
advance, boost, further, promote
connive at, wink at
give one's silent approval to
foster, further
promote the growth of
spur
incite or stimulate
help
contribute to the furtherance of
carry
take further or advance
feed
support or promote
conduce, contribute, lead
be conducive to
back up, support
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
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