| 释义 |
🔑encourageen·cour·age /ɪnˈkərɪdʒ / verb [transitive] - encourage sb / sth (in sth / to do sth) to give hope, support, or confidence to someone鼓励；支持；激励◆The teacher encouraged her students to ask questions.老师鼓励学生提问。◆His friends encouraged him in his attempt to stop smoking.他的朋友们对他戒烟的尝试表示鼓励。
- to make something happen more easily促进；刺激；助长◆The city wants to encourage investment in the area.这个城市希望促进对该地区的投资。
OPP discourage▸ en·cour·ag·ing adjective ◆some encouraging news令人鼓舞的消息 |