encourage[in'kʌridʒ]vt.1.■鼓舞,鼓励,激励,激发,使有信心:Her coach encouraged her throughout the marathon race to keep on running.她的教练在马拉松赛全程鼓励她继续不断奔跑。2.■赞助,支持:One of the chief duties of a teacher is to encourage his students.教师的主要责任之一是帮助学生们进步。3.■怂恿,劝诱,劝告;刺激,煽动,激起:Don't encourage her laziness by doing things for her.不要什么事都替她干,把她惯懒了。4.■激发;促进(成长等),助长:Poverty often encourages crime.贫穷往往助长犯罪。变形vt.encouragedencouraging
encourageencourage[inˈkʌridʒ]vt.1.■鼓励, 激励, 怂恿2.■赞助, 促进, 助长encourage sb. to do sth.鼓励某人(做某事)encourage a man to work better鼓励一个人更好地工作be encouraged by受...鼓励[鼓舞]