encourage

英 [ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ; en-] 美[ɪn'kɝrɪdʒ]

近义词sponsor cheer invite inspire urge support

反义词

vt. 鼓励，怂恿；激励；支持

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词态变化

第三人称单数: encourages;过去式: encouraged;过去分词: encouraged;现在分词: encouraging;副词: encouragingly;形容词: encouraging;

助记提示

1、en- "make, put in" + cour- ( <= cor- "heart" ) + -age.
2、heart is which remains a common metaphor for inner strength.
3、因此，将内心的那种力量就表示为：勇气、胆量。
4、=> make strong, hearten.

中文词源

encourage 鼓励

en-, 进入，使。courage, 鼓励。

英英释意

1. contribute to the progress or growth of;: "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

3. spur on;: "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

英文词源

encourage (v.): early 15c., from Old French encoragier "make strong, hearten," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + corage "courage, heart" (see courage). Related: Encouraged; encouraging; encouragingly.

同义词辨析

encourage, inspire, excite, stimulate

这些动作均表"鼓励，激励"之意。

encourage：指提高某人情绪，增强战胜困难，实现目标的信心和勇气。

inspire：通常指鼓起勇气，充满信心和希望。

excite：主要指某人的言行或其它外界因素使他人变得兴奋或感情冲动，多用被动态。

stimulate：尤指人或物因外界因素而受到刺激，使人振作起来或增强做某事的信心和勇气。

考试真题

They were encouraged by psychologists.

Office managers knock down walls to encourage team building.

It is encouraging.

Cutting down meetings and encouraging administrative staff to go to classrooms.

You may need to start by encouraging your current network to help you identify your blind spots.

My mission is to encourage green hands and those lacking time or money to feed themselves.

Even those short of time or money should be encouraged to cook for themselves and their family.

Encourage people to disagree and argue.

We encourage students to go on to college whether they are prepared or not, or have a clear sense of purpose or interest, and now have the highest college dropout rate in the world

Similarly, using Airbnb or a car-hire service for the first time encourages people to try other offerings

It encourages students to learn throughout their lives

There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them.

The author believes that a single-sex school would encourage boys to express their emotions more freely.

encourage boys to express their emotions more freely.

Those are not the most encouraging words to hear just before eating lunch at one of Hong Kong's smartest British restaurants, Alfie's by KEE, but head chef Neil Tomes has more to say.

The five suggestions the author gives at the end of the passage are meant to encourage people to seek harmony with the natural world.

Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore.

Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.

Encouraging positive thinking many do more harm than good.

Bishop describes the problem as simply a matter of priorities, which can be solved by encouraging people to prioritize other life goals and plans in place of time spent online

The experience on Main Street stimulated self-improvement, and encouraged members to take pride in their home grounds and the total community.

They were encouraged by the city officials' praise

When you feel encouraged by the audience.

He displays fire fighters' equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on.

The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married in line with China's one-child policy.

The reason is that all-girls schools encourage women to enter fields traditionally dominated by men such as science, technology and engineering.

They are also more likely to encourage boys to work through problems on their own, while they tend to step in and help girls who struggle with a problem.

To encourage his struggling son he doubled it to 200 dollars.

There is strong evidence that both innovation and adoption of cleaner technology are strongly encouraged by higher fossil fuel prices.

But the barriers are disappearing, in part because journals and funding agencies worldwide are encouraging scientists to make their data public.

We have everything to gain by encouraging them to explore the world beyond their immediate experience and to prepare themselves for their turn at shaping that world.

It is beneficial to encourage young people to explore the broader world and get ready to make it a better place.

Enrollees would have to pay more money for many services out of their own pockets, and that would encourage them to think twice about whether an expensive or redundant test was worth it.

It's important to note that the increased flexibility didn't encourage them to work around the clock.

Encouraging high-emitting nations to take the initiative.

Currently, there’s mounting criticism of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, which fights childhood obesity by encouraging youngsters to become more physically active, and it signed on singer Beyonce and basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, both of whom also endorse sodas which are a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.

The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary ( ' , and thereby the FAA) from regulating the de sign or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers.

By offering instant discounts worth as much as $100, DeWalt launched a trade-in program to encourage people to bring back tools.

It's important to note that the increased flexibility didn't encourage them to work around the clock.

The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary and thereby the FA from regulating the design or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted

The results highlight the need to develop effective early interventions to help those with attention on track academically and for educators to encourage positive peer relationships, the researchers said.

These adjustments encourage employers in the knowledge and talent industries to keep their offices downtown.

They improve access to pre-birth care and encourage exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a child's life.

A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative, to make decisions on their own without asking managers first.

Another reason for corn's rise: the government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice to improve water quality.

Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious (难为情) when they're in poorly lit places – and so more likely to eat lots of food.

Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside.

Favorable policies are in effect to encourage employees' professional development.

Good! According to an article I've just read, that encourages healthy eating in kids.

He is a good/devoted/caring/loving father because he was strict with his daughter and encouraged her when she was in trouble.

He used to tell me that readers were leaders, and encouraged me to read all I could.

How should parents encourage their children to read more?

I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked.

If acceptable social behavior is too strictly defined and controlled, the insensitive or aggressive behavior that administrators are seeking to minimize may actually be encouraged.

Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them.

Luckily I met a very good teacher who encouraged me to take some maths classes.

Naomi heard multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wife joni called him "honey" and encouraged him.

Not until recently did they encourage the development of tourist-related activities in the rural areas.

One way to encourage customers to stay and order that extra round: put on some Mozart.

People should be encouraged to make more donations.

Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to develop to their greatest potential.

She encouraged a sense of community社区 by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need in 1931, addams became the first American woman to win the nobel peace prize.

She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.

Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day.

These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well.

They encouraged youngsters to post more photos.

They tolerate long, slow journeys to and from work on packed highways because they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride, which encourages urban spread.

While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration.

The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.

These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable-meant to last only a wash or two, although they don’t advertise that –and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.

That’s because Congress has always envisioned joint federal-state immigration enforcement and explicitly encourages state officers to share information and cooperate with federal colleagues.

To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students’ ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day.

In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency.

Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry, the report supports full literacy; stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies.

Factors such as the place and period in which we are reading, our gender ethnicity, age and social class will encourage us towards certain interpretation but at the same time obscure or even close off others.

Taxes on low-wage labor need to be cut, and wage subsidies such as the earned income tax credit should be expanded: This would boost incomes, encourage work, reward companies for job creation, and reduce inequality.

And guilt, by prompting us to think more deeply about our goodness, can encourage humans to make up for errors and fix relationships.

If we are serious about ensuring that our science is both meaningful and reproducible, we must ensure that our institutions encourage that kind of science.

Much more could be done to encourage "long-termism", such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions.

The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.

These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable一meant to last only a wash or two, although they don't advertise that一and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.

To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teac

实用场景例句

We were greatly encouraged by the positive response of the public.: 公众所持的肯定态度给了我们极大的鼓舞。

Banks actively encourage people to borrow money.: 银行积极鼓动人们贷款。

They claim that some computer games encourage violent behaviour in young children.: 他们声称有些电脑游戏助长儿童的暴力行为。

Music and lighting are used to encourage shoppers to buy more.: 用音乐和灯光刺激购物者买更多的东西。

[名词前不常用]This month's unemployment figures are not very encouraging.: 这个月的失业统计数字不太乐观。

You could try being a little more encouraging!: 你可以试着多给人一些鼓励嘛！

to smile encouragingly: 表示鼓励地微微一笑

The attendance was encouragingly high.: 出席人数之多令人振奋。

My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career.: 在我选择职业时父母总是鼓励我。

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。

...a natural substance that encourages cell growth...: 促进细胞生长的天然物质

Herbie Hancock was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age...: 赫尔比·汉考克年幼时家人就鼓励他学音乐。

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。

Mr Blair said he had been encouraged by recent Irish statements about the issue.: 布莱尔先生说最近爱尔兰有关这一问题的申明使他看到了希望。

Investors were encouraged by the news...: 那个消息给了投资者信心。

When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.: 事情进展不顺的时候，他鼓励我说不要放弃。

Economic policy is liberalized to encourage initiatives in production.: 放宽经济政策以鼓励生产的积极性.

The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.: 这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动.

We should encourage reclamation and recycling.: 我们应当鼓励废物的回收和利用.

His parents encourage him in his studies.: 他父母鼓励他在学习上用功.

The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn't encourage total immersion.: 浴缸底有污垢,不宜全身浸泡于其中.

An enterprise should encourage innovation.: 企业应鼓励创新.

The government decided to encourage industries based on biotechnology.: 政府決定鼓励发展以生物科技为基础的产业.

I permit, nay, encourage it.: 这事我同意, 不, 我支持.

Old and young cadres learn from each other and encourage each other.: 新老干部相互学习,相互激励.

a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt: 鼓励无子女夫妇领养孩子的运动

movies that encourage imitative crime: 鼓励模仿性犯罪的电影

tax incentives to encourage savings: 鼓励储蓄的税收措施

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