hearten['hɑ:tən]vt.1.■使振作,鼓舞,鼓励;使有勇气:He said a lot to hearten me.他对我说了许多鼓励的话。We were heartened by the news he told us.他带来的消息使我们振作起来。vi.1.■振作起来(常与 up 连用):She heartened up after last defeat in the world Women's Tennis Championships.上次在世界女网锦标赛上的失败令她沮丧,现在她又振作起来了。
heartenhearten[ˈhɑ:tn]vt.1.■振作(精神); 鼓励heartening news令人鼓舞的消息