encouragest

[?n'k?r?d?; en-]
vt.
鼓舞，鼓勵，激勵，激發，使有信心：
Her coach encouraged her throughout the marathon race to keep on running.
她的教練在馬拉松賽全程鼓勵她繼續不斷奔跑。
贊助，支持：
One of the chief duties of a teacher is to encourage his students.
教師的主要責任之一是幫助學生們進步。
慫恿，勸誘，勸告；刺激，煽動，激起：
Don't encourage her laziness by doing things for her.
不要什么事都替她干，把她慣懶了。
激發；促進(成長等)，助長：
Poverty often encourages crime.
貧窮往往助長犯罪。
變形：
vt.
encouraged
. encouraging