encourage
单词辨析：
指给予某人支持、勇气和希望。
My mother encouraged me to hang on.
母亲鼓励我坚持下去。
The teacher encourages her students to study harder.
老师鼓励学生们要更加努力地学习。
They were encouraged to voice their opinions.
他们在鼓励下发表了自己的意见。
指激发起某人内心的信心、热情、欲望等。
The great writer inspired the people to resist oppression with his works.
这位伟大作家用他的作品激励人们奋起反抗。
The officer's courage inspired confidence in his soldiers.
那位军官的勇气激发了士兵的信心。
相关例句：
I don't encourage people to take photographs like this without permission, but by law we can publish.
我不鼓励人们未经允许就拍摄这样的照片，但根据法律我们可以刊登。
Slow music encourages supermarket-shoppers to browse longer but spend more.
舒缓的音乐会促使超市购物者花更长的时间浏览商品的同时花更多的钱。
Such secrecy breeds and encourages fear and suspicion
如此保密的做法滋生并加剧了人们的恐惧和疑虑。
He said he saw the bank's role as a catalyst to encourage foreign direct investment.
他说，他认为银行就应该起到刺激外国直接投资的作用。
We want to encourage people to go fishing, not put them off
我们希望鼓励人们去垂钓，而不是打消他们的热情。
They encourage doctors to prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of more expensive brand names.
他们鼓励医生给患者开较便宜的非专利药，而不是价格更高的品牌药。