hearten

英 [ˈhɑːtn]

美 [ˈhɑːrtn]

v.  激励; 鼓励

过去分词：heartened　过去式：heartened　第三人称单数：heartens　现在分词：heartening　

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牛津词典

verb

• 激励；鼓励
  to give sb encouragement or hope

柯林斯词典

• VERB 鼓舞;使振奋
  If someoneis heartened bysomething, it encourages them and makes them cheerful.
  1. He will have been heartened by the telephone opinion poll published yesterday...
     他会为昨天公布的电话民意调查结果感到鼓舞。
  2. The news heartened everybody.
     该消息让每个人都感到振奋。

英英释义

verb

• give encouragement to
  Synonym:cheerrecreateembolden

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