encourage 音标拼音: [ɛnk'ɚɪdʒ] [ɪnk'ɚədʒ]
vt . 鼓励,支持,激励
鼓励,支援,激励
encourage v 1 :
contribute to the progress or growth of ; "
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom " [
synonym : {
promote },
{
advance }, {
boost }, {
further }, {
encourage }]
2 :
inspire with confidence ;
give hope or courage to [
ant :
{
discourage }]
3 :
spur on ; "
His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife "
Encourage \
En *
cour "
age \ (?;
48 ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Encouraged } (?;
48 );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Encouraging }.] [
F .
encourager ;
pref .
en - (
L .
in )
courage courage .
See {
Courage }.]
To give courage to ;
to inspire with courage ,
spirit ,
or hope ;
to raise ,
or to increase ,
the confidence of ;
to animate ;
enhearten ;
to incite ;
to help forward ; --
the opposite of {
discourage }.
[
1913 Webster ]
David encouraged himself in the Lord . --
1 Sam .
xxx .
6 .
Syn :
To embolden ;
inspirit ;
animate ;
enhearten ;
hearten ;
incite ;
cheer ;
urge ;
impel ;
stimulate ;
instigate ;
countenance ;
comfort ;
promote ;
advance ;
forward ;
strengthen .
[
1913 Webster ]
97 Moby Thesaurus words for "
encourage ":
abet ,
admonish ,
advance ,
advantage ,
advocate ,
aid ,
aid and abet ,
animate ,
ask for ,
assist ,
assure ,
bear up ,
bolster ,
boost ,
brace up ,
brighten ,
buck up ,
buoy up ,
caution ,
charge ,
cheer ,
cheer up ,
chirk up ,
comfort ,
condole with ,
conduce to ,
console ,
contribute to ,
countenance ,
ease ,
egg on ,
embolden ,
endorse ,
enjoin ,
enliven ,
exhilarate ,
exhort ,
expedite ,
expostulate ,
facilitate ,
favor ,
feed ,
forward ,
foster ,
further ,
give a lift ,
give comfort ,
give encouragement ,
gladden ,
go for ,
hasten ,
hearten ,
help ,
incite ,
induce ,
inspire ,
inspirit ,
invigorate ,
invite ,
issue a caveat ,
keep in countenance ,
lend wings to ,
liven ,
make for ,
move ,
nerve ,
nourish ,
nurture ,
pep up ,
persuade ,
pick up ,
preach ,
promote ,
prompt ,
push forward ,
put at ease ,
put forward ,
quicken ,
reassure ,
rejoice ,
rejoice the heart ,
relieve ,
remonstrate ,
set at ease ,
set forward ,
shine upon ,
smile upon ,
solace ,
speed ,
stimulate ,
subscribe ,
subsidize ,
support ,
sympathize with ,
urge ,
vitalize ,
warn
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