单词详解

v.

鼓励 (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to)

My English teacher never fails to encourage us to study hard.

我的英语老师总是鼓励我们要好好用功。

相关词组

1. encourage in 鼓励

We must encourage her in her studies. 我们必须鼓励她用功学习。

2. encourage sb in… with sth 用……鼓励某人做某事

Don't encourage bad habits in a child with money. 不要用金钱助长孩子的坏习惯。

3. encourage sb in his / her idleness 怂恿某人游手好闲

Don't encourage them in their idleness. 别助长他们的惰性。

4. encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人做某事

We should encourage him to have confidence in himself. 我们理当激励他对自己要有信心。

相关单词

名词：encouragement

形容词：encouraging, encouraged

近义词：inspire 

反义词：discourage 

过去式：encouraged

过去分词：encouraged

现在分词：encouraging

第三人称单数：encourages