encourage
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·cour·age /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ $ ɪnˈkɜːr-/ ●●● S2 W1 verb [transitive] 1 HELPPERSUADEto give someone the courage or confidence to do something 鼓励，激励 OPP discourage I want to thank everyone who has encouraged and supported me. 我要感谢每一位鼓励和支持过我的人。encourage somebody to do something Cooder was encouraged to begin playing the guitar by his father. 库德在他父亲的鼓励下开始弹吉他。encourage somebody in something Fleur encouraged Dana in her ambition to become a model. 弗勒尔对达娜当模特的抱负给予了鼓励。2 to persuade someone to do something 鼓动；劝告 OPP discourage Cantor didn’t mind if they worked late; in fact, he actively encouraged it. 坎托并不介意他们工作到很晚；事实上，他积极鼓励他们这样做。encourage somebody to do something A 10p rise in cigarette prices is not enough to encourage smokers to stop. 香烟价格上涨十便士并不足以促使吸烟者戒烟。► see thesaurus at persuade3 HELPto make something more likely to exist, happen, or develop 激发，促进，助长 Violent TV programmes encourage anti-social behaviour. 暴力的电视节目助长反社会行为。 —encouraged adjective [not before noun] She felt encouraged by the many letters of support. 这么多支持信使她很受鼓舞。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
encourage• Avoid spraying your plants with pesticides, grow plants that encourage beneficial insects such as carrots, parsley, parsnips and nettles.• This insurance plan will be too hard to administer and will encourage fraud.• Is it responsible to be actively encouraging gay men to use a product that is untested?• She was always looking for ways to encourage her students.• Her parents encouraged her to cook and even paid her to make dinner twice a week.• Congress is considering tax breaks to encourage investment.• Her letters really encouraged me throughout my illness.• Patricia encouraged me to apply for the job.• I would never have won if my friends hadn't encouraged me to keep trying.• We want to encourage more children to use the library.• Cigarette machines in the streets will only encourage more teenagers to smoke.• The popularity of organised tours visiting the Balearics and the interest of the locals has encouraged the club to expand.• Damp conditions encourage the growth of the fungus.• But no evidence suggests that she courted danger for her children as she encouraged their freedom.• Likewise we recognize that pre-feminist homemakers were encouraged to stand by, and lie beneath, their men.• The San Francisco angler with the signature floppy fishing cap encourages tyros not to be intimidated.encourage somebody to do something• We want to encourage businesses to invest and create jobs.• Barber's parents encouraged her to stay in school.actively encouraged• Cold-calling, at one licensed dealer, when the salesmen got desperate, was just not tolerated, it was actively encouraged.• During the two world wars the growing of potatoes in every available plot of land was actively encouraged.• I come from a family where blood feuds are not only tolerated, but actively encouraged.• Amy, his wife, naturally relinquished her job as secretary to John and actively encouraged him.• Part-time working would also have to be pro-actively encouraged, she said.• On the Continent, governments have actively encouraged the use of diesel-powered vehicles as a way of stretching resources.• In the United States parents are actively encouraged to play a full and responsible part in their school and their school district.• Sister Guadalupe, nun, June 1983 Right from the beginning, we have actively encouraged women's incorporation.en·cour·age verbChineseSyllable
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encourage
en‧cour‧age S2 W1 /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ $ ɪnˈkɜːr-/
verb [transitive]
OPP discourage:
I want to thank everyone who has encouraged and supported me.
encourage somebody to do something
Cooder was encouraged to begin playing the guitar by his father.
encourage somebody in something
Fleur encouraged Dana in her ambition to become a model.
2. to persuade someone to do something
OPP discourage:
Cantor didn’t mind if they worked late; in fact, he actively encouraged it.
encourage somebody to do something
A 10p rise in cigarette prices is not enough to encourage smokers to stop.
3. to make something more likely to exist, happen, or develop:
Violent TV programmes encourage anti-social behaviour.
—encouraged adjective [not before noun]:
She felt encouraged by the many letters of support.
▪ persuade to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it: I persuaded her to change her mind. | Do you think you can persuade him to lend us the money?
▪talk somebody into (doing) something to persuade someone to do something, especially something they do not really want to do: Why did I let you talk me into this? | He finally talked her into going on a date with him.
▪get somebody to do something to make someone do something by persuading or asking them: If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up. | I know how to get you to kiss me.
▪convince to persuade someone that they should do something, because it is the best or the right thing to do. Some British speakers think this use is incorrect, and prefer to use persuade: It would be difficult to convince him to move.
▪encourage to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think it will be good for them: Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books.
▪influence to have an effect on what someone decides to do: What influences you to buy clothes?
▪coax to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: I tried to coax him to eat a little.
▪cajole /kəˈdʒəʊl $ -ˈdʒoʊl/ to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them: He hoped to cajole her into selling her house.
▪put somebody up to something to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid: Who put you up to this?
▪dissuade formal to persuade someone not to do something: How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs?
en‧cour‧age S2 W1 /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ $ ɪnˈkɜːr-/
verb [transitive] Word Family: adjective: encouraged ≠ discouraged, encouraging ≠ discouraging; verb: encourage ≠ discourage; noun: encouragement ≠ discouragement; adverb: encouragingly ≠ discouragingly
1. to give someone the courage or confidence to do something OPP discourage:
encourage somebody to do something
encourage somebody in something
2. to persuade someone to do something
OPP discourage:
encourage somebody to do something
3. to make something more likely to exist, happen, or develop:
—encouraged adjective [not before noun]:
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