encourage

[in'kʌridʒ]

vt.鼓励, 促进, 支持

例句与用法:

Peter, my English teacher, never fails to encourage us to study hard.

我的英文老师彼得总是鼓励我们要好好用功。

High prices for farm products encouraged farming.

农产品价格的提高有助于农业。

Her success encouraged me to try the same thing.

她的成功鼓励我尝试做同样的事。

词形变化:

名词: encourager | 动词过去式: encouraged | 动词过去分词: encouraged | 动词现在分词: encouraging | 动词第三人称单数: encourages |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 鼓励; 怂恿[O2]

She encouraged him to talk to her.

她鼓励他与她交谈。

2. 促进, 助长; 激发

Don't encourage her laziness by doing things for her.

别替她做事, 这会助长她的懒惰。

3. 支持