大家知道encourage这个单词吗？与encourage相关的知识，在英语中会常常考到，那么encourage是什么意思呢？
1. The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours.
其目的是促使人们结识邻居。
2. How can faculty improve their teaching so as to encourage creativity?
教师们如何才能改进教学以激发创造性呢？
3. The paper'sprice rise will encourage readers to desert in even greater numbers.
报纸价格的上涨将导致更多的读者不再订阅。
4. He bought me records to encourage my liking for music.
他给我买了唱片，希望培养我对音乐的兴趣。
5. There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of wealth.
有一些更简单的方法可以促进财富的平均分配。
6. This is no way to encourage a love of literature.
靠这种办法想激起对文学的热爱是行不通的。
英 [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] 美 [ɪnˈkɜ:rɪdʒ]
第三人称单数：encourages现在分词：encouraging过去分词：encouraged过去式：encouraged
encourage 基本解释
及物动词 促进； 支持； 鼓励，鼓舞； 鼓动
例句
1、 She encouraged him to talk to her.
她鼓励他与她交谈。
2、 Don't encourage her laziness by doing things for her.
别替她做事，这会助长她的懒惰。
3、 I encouraged her to work hard and to try for the examination.
我鼓励她用功并为这次考试做努力。
促进；支持；鼓励，鼓舞；鼓动
现在分词： encouraging
过去式： encouraged
过去分词： encouraged
1、 The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours.
其目的是促使人们结识邻居。
2、 How can faculty improve their teaching so as to encourage creativity?
教师们如何才能改进教学以激发创造性呢？
3、 The paper'sprice rise will encourage readers to desert in even greater numbers.
报纸价格的上涨将导致更多的读者不再订阅。
4、 He bought me records to encourage my liking for music.
他给我买了唱片，希望培养我对音乐的兴趣。
5、 There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of wealth.
有一些更简单的方法可以促进财富的平均分配。
6、 This is no way to encourage a love of literature.
靠这种办法想激起对文学的热爱是行不通的。
7、 Encourage her to get involved in fund-raising for charity.
鼓励她参加慈善募捐活动。
8、 We want to encourage people to go fishing, not put them off.
我们希望鼓励人们去垂钓，而不是打消他们的热情。
9、 I encourage oboe and clarinet players to use plenty of vibrato.
我鼓励演奏双簧管和单簧管的乐手们多使用颤音。
10、 The Government has launched an advertising campaign to encourage people to vote.
政府已发起一系列广告宣传攻势鼓励民众参加选举。
11、 He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment.
他说政府必须推出税收激励政策来鼓励投资。
12、 Their task is to help encourage private investment in Russia.
他们的任务是帮助鼓动在俄罗斯进行私人投资。
13、 Various inducements are offered to encourage employees to wear safety clothing.
他们提供各种奖励以鼓励员工穿安全服。
14、 Do not overfeed them, as this will encourage soft sappy growth.
不要给它们施肥过多，以防其长得柔软多汁。
15、 What can be done to encourage convicted offenders to change their ways?
怎样才能激励这些罪犯洗心革面呢？
1、 鼓励；激励
If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it.
e.g. When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.
事情进展不顺的时候，他鼓励我说不要放弃。
2、 使有希望；使有信心
If someone is encouraged by something that happens, it gives them hope or confidence.
e.g. Investors were encouraged by the news.。.
那个消息给了投资者信心。
e.g. Mr Blair said he had been encouraged by recent Irish statements about the issue.
布莱尔先生说最近爱尔兰有关这一问题的申明使他看到了希望。
3、 鼓动；劝说；怂恿
If you encourage someone to do something, you try to persuade them to do it, for example by telling them that it would be a pleasant thing to do, or by trying to make it easier for them to do it. You can also encourage an activity.
e.g. We want to encourage people to go fishing, not put them off.。.
我们希望鼓励人们去垂钓，而不是打消他们的热情。
e.g. Herbie Hancock was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age.。.
赫尔比·汉考克年幼时家人就鼓励他学音乐。
4、 刺激；助长；促进
If something encourages a particular activity or state, it causes it to happen or increase.
e.g. 。.。a natural substance that encourages cell growth.。.
促进细胞生长的天然物质
e.g. Such secrecy breeds and encourages fear and suspicion.。.
如此保密的做法滋生并加剧了人们的恐惧和疑虑。
1、 Huang said more should be done to encourage private companies to keep their business in the production of goods and provision of services.
2、 The purpose of this form of business is to encourage investors to invest without risking more than the capital they have contributed.
3、 And it should continue taking steps to encourage individual entrepreneurs in their business operations, as it is often such people who play an important role in creating jobs.
4、 Some worry that we may encourage the illegal sex business by doing so, but leaving sex workers vulnerable to the virus is against ethical principles.
5、 The Chinese Government also selected 29 domestic software firms to encourage them to develop their software outsourcing business in US and European markets.
6、 Governments should encourage large firms and investors to buy shares in SMEs that show potential, he said.
7、 Shanghai is also planning incentives to encourage motorists to scrape their old cars and buy new ones meeting the national IV standard.
8、 Critics question whether taxpayers are being put at risk and if expanded safety nets will encourage financial companies to act more recklessly in the future.
9、 China does not encourage its enterprises to succeed in the global market simply by increasing export volume.
用作及物动词
S+～+n./pron.
I have always encouraged him.
我一直鼓励他。
The general tried to encourage the troops.
将军试图给士兵们鼓劲。
Marx wrote back to say that Engels' praise had greatly encouraged him.
马克思回信给恩格斯说，他的赞誉对自己的鼓励很大。
The good news encouraged us.
那个好消息激励了我们。
S+～+v-ing
High prices for corn will encourage farming.
谷物的高售价将促进农业生产。
Good health encourages clear thinking?健康有利于思维清楚。
He encouraged our spending less and earning more.
他鼓励我们少花多挣。
He encouraged his son's learning English.
他鼓励儿子学好英语。
用作宾补动词
S+～+n./pron.+to-v
We should encourage the young to read more books.
我们应当鼓励青年人多读书。
All the family encouraged the boy in his efforts to become a doctor.
全家人都鼓励那个少年当医生。
They are encouraged to voice their opinions.
他们受到鼓励，发表了自己的意见。
v-ingasAttrib.
父母亲激励的话使他比以前更决心成为一名艺术家。父母亲激励的话使他比以前更决心成为一名艺术家。
She hopped when she heard the encouraging news.
她听到这个振奋人心的消息时，用一只脚跳了起来。
v-ingass-Compl.
It is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining.
从读报中了解文盲情况正在好转，这是令人鼓舞的。
v-ingaso-Compl.
I find what you have said very encouraging.
我发现你说的话非常激励人心。
vt. 鼓励，鼓舞；支持；促进；鼓动
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