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encouraged

/en-kur-ij, -kuhr-/US // ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr- //UK // (ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ) //

鼓舞,勉励,激励,鼓舞人心的

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    en·cour·aged, en·cour·ag·ing.

    • : to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence: His coach encouraged him throughout the marathon race to keep on running.
    • : to stimulate by assistance, approval, etc.: One of the chief duties of a teacher is to encourage students.
    • : to promote, advance, or foster: Poverty often encourages crime.

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Examples

  • Due to the pandemic crisis, shopping may look a little diffrent this year and online browsing is encouraged to avoid large crowds.

  • One good thing about the pandemic is people have been at home clearing out their stuff, so we’re seeing a lot of donations, and we’re encouraging people to come buy local.

  • Children older than 2 are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering when possible.

  • “I would encourage all of you to go home and actually read Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist 68,” Ellis said at the lectern.

  • I encourage my young grands to play with modeling clay and to use scissors.

  • States were encouraged and allowed to lower standards to make it appear they were improving.

  • The feminist movement has encouraged women that they can initiate romantic relationships, too.

  • His belief that officers really did find his fingerprints at the scene seems to have encouraged his false confession.

  • She says her family encouraged her to join and she, in turn, encouraged her own children.

  • As ever, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show crew encouraged us to find some humor alongside the horror and the shame.

  • Smoking is encouraged in the family and the children are early taught the custom.

  • She found no consolation in the fact that she had been encouraged to do as she had done by those who claimed to love her.

  • All are commanded, and believers are encouraged to unite in various capacities in Covenanting.

  • Many will be shamed into apology, who would annoy you for hours, if you encouraged them by acts of rudeness on your own part.

  • The seclusion in which she lived encouraged deep musings upon these vast inequalities of life.