英语单词 | exhort |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɪɡ'zɔːt] 美 [ɪɡ'zɔːrt] |
中文释义 | vt.劝诫;忠告;勉励 vi.进行规劝(或告诫) |
英语例句 | (1) The chairman exhorted the party workers to take action. (2) He often exhorts Mary to work harder. |
中文例句 | (1) 主席敦促党的工作人员采取行动。 (2) 他经常勉励玛丽要更加努力工作。 |
vocabulary简明 | French roots for the word exhort mean "thoroughly encourage," so to exhort is to fill up with encouragement! "When he heard the crowd exhort him with stomping and cheers, he knew that he could finish the marathon." |
vocabulary扩展 | Some synonyms for exhort include stimulate, excite, and urge on. Words and shouts can exhort, and this is especially true when the recipient of those chants fears coming up short with an effort. Exhortations may make the difference between winning or losing and marching on or giving up. A sergeant might exhort his troops after a defeat just as a dad can exhort his daughter after a missed note during a piano recital. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]规劝;劝诫;劝告 If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. [V n to-inf] [V n with quote] [FORMAL 正式]
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