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单词 encouragement
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Definition of encouragement in English:

encouragement

noun ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒm(ə)nt
mass noun
  • 1The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.

    thank you for all your support and encouragement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He realises how privileged he is to have such support and encouragement at home.
    • Talk with a close friend or relative who you trust and who can offer encouragement and support.
    • Elizabeth's tender look gave him the encouragement he needed as he asked for everyone's attention.
    • Were it not for the support and encouragement from my extended family, I would not be here today.
    • Their clients were coming to them for a mix of escape and encouragement.
    • I got some inspiring encouragement from a number of individuals during My Project.
    • With a broad smile, she worked her way around the room with hugs, pleasantries and words of encouragement for all.
    • Words of encouragement are a powerful motivator, especially for kids struggling to keep up.
    • These wonderful people always find time to share information, ideas, and encouragement.
    • With Linda's love and encouragement, Cole summons up the will to return to composing.
    • Nevertheless, the developments I have just described do provide cause for encouragement.
    • Miss Cartwright was unfortunately not the type to offer express encouragement.
    • Also, we must push forward, even if there is a lack of skilled women, female teachers, or encouragement from peers.
    • Now the Australian finds himself offering similar words of encouragement to another team-mate.
    • In this unfamiliar setting, experienced educators needed and received support, encouragement and validation.
    • He has been a constant source of encouragement throughout.
    • Please be sure to offer a word of thanks or encouragement to them whenever you have the chance.
    • I enjoy responding to their letters, providing them with information and encouragement to help them achieve their own fitness goals.
    • At each step of the way the characters provide lots of friendly encouragement.
    • And I would like to give encouragement to the couple missing their little girl.
    Synonyms
    heartening, cheering, cheering up, buoying up, pepping up, uplifting, inspiration, rallying, motivation, incitement, stimulation, animation, invigoration, invigorating, emboldening, fortification
    morale-boosting
    informal bucking up, a shot in the arm
    rare spiriting up, inspiriting
    persuasion, coaxing, urging, pushing, pressure, pressurization, exhortation, prodding, egging on, prompting
    spur, goad, inducement, incentive, bait, lure, motive
    informal arm-twisting, carrot, kick up the backside
    supporting, support, backing, endorsement, championship, championing, sponsoring, advocacy, promotion, furtherance, furthering, advance, advancing, forwarding, fostering, strengthening, nurture, cultivation
    help, assistance, boosting, fuelling, favouring
    North American informal boosterism
    1. 1.1 Persuasion to do or to continue something.
      incentives and encouragement to play sports
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first episode, which was a huge success, became an encouragement to make more.
      • I enjoyed the articles so much I had to thank you for the encouragement.
      • Instead, we do not give encouragement in this country to those who favour the use of coal for energy, at all.
      • Was I wrong, therefore, to take encouragement from it?
      • I think we definitely need to do that tomorrow so as not to give the opposition any encouragement.
      • The success of that experience and her brother's encouragement kept her in science, she says.
      • With little encouragement on my part, a friend agreed to lend me her children for the night.
      • To our knowledge, the effect of encouragement on walk performance has not been studied subsequently.
      • Every successful use of the netroots has involved some kind of encouragement for donors.
      • And he spent the rest of the dance advising her on the steps and offering encouragement.
      • The stallion, already spooked and restless, did not require much encouragement.
      • Next, with the mayor's encouragement, the NYPD moved 300 officers to a new task force charged with stopping the attacks.
      • Full of encouragement, the fires started licking the outside walls and flames growing bigger reached the higher floors.
      • Left alone for the first time, Darcy kissed her again, deepening the kiss with encouragement from Elizabeth.
      • Even the coaching and encouragement of former international Tommy Doyle has failed to get the results.
      • While we draw encouragement and motivation from these results, there is still much work to do.
      • Zhang says: "I was thrilled to win a PhD prize, it is a tremendous encouragement for me to continue with my research."
      • Kittirat admitted that Thai investors might need encouragement.
      • Other patients needed encouragement to call their health care providers regarding specific problems they were experiencing.
      • The Franciscans gave him no encouragement to remain; and the provincial threatened him with excommunication if he persisted.
    2. 1.2 The act of trying to stimulate the development of an activity, state, or belief.
      the encouragement of foreign investment
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We cannot build nations, although we can at times provide encouragement and incentives for those determined to build their own.
      • Moscow insists on portraying U.S. encouragement of free media and elections as a plot to extend Western influence at Russia's expense.
      • Another important role which Lindelöf played in Finland was the encouragement of the study of the history of mathematics in that country.
      • A big drop in bond yields offered little encouragement for a tired stock market.
      • The strategy builds and develops the School's research profile by the active encouragement of a thriving research culture.

Definition of encouragement in US English:

encouragement

noun
  • 1The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.

    thank you for all your support and encouragement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this unfamiliar setting, experienced educators needed and received support, encouragement and validation.
    • With Linda's love and encouragement, Cole summons up the will to return to composing.
    • Elizabeth's tender look gave him the encouragement he needed as he asked for everyone's attention.
    • Also, we must push forward, even if there is a lack of skilled women, female teachers, or encouragement from peers.
    • And I would like to give encouragement to the couple missing their little girl.
    • Nevertheless, the developments I have just described do provide cause for encouragement.
    • Words of encouragement are a powerful motivator, especially for kids struggling to keep up.
    • I enjoy responding to their letters, providing them with information and encouragement to help them achieve their own fitness goals.
    • I got some inspiring encouragement from a number of individuals during My Project.
    • Please be sure to offer a word of thanks or encouragement to them whenever you have the chance.
    • At each step of the way the characters provide lots of friendly encouragement.
    • Miss Cartwright was unfortunately not the type to offer express encouragement.
    • These wonderful people always find time to share information, ideas, and encouragement.
    • Now the Australian finds himself offering similar words of encouragement to another team-mate.
    • With a broad smile, she worked her way around the room with hugs, pleasantries and words of encouragement for all.
    • Talk with a close friend or relative who you trust and who can offer encouragement and support.
    • He has been a constant source of encouragement throughout.
    • Were it not for the support and encouragement from my extended family, I would not be here today.
    • He realises how privileged he is to have such support and encouragement at home.
    • Their clients were coming to them for a mix of escape and encouragement.
    Synonyms
    heartening, cheering, cheering up, buoying up, pepping up, uplifting, inspiration, rallying, motivation, incitement, stimulation, animation, invigoration, invigorating, emboldening, fortification
    persuasion, coaxing, urging, pushing, pressure, pressurization, exhortation, prodding, egging on, prompting
    supporting, support, backing, endorsement, championship, championing, sponsoring, advocacy, promotion, furtherance, furthering, advance, advancing, forwarding, fostering, strengthening, nurture, cultivation
    1. 1.1 Persuasion to do or to continue something.
      incentives and encouragement to play sports
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The success of that experience and her brother's encouragement kept her in science, she says.
      • Full of encouragement, the fires started licking the outside walls and flames growing bigger reached the higher floors.
      • To our knowledge, the effect of encouragement on walk performance has not been studied subsequently.
      • Even the coaching and encouragement of former international Tommy Doyle has failed to get the results.
      • Next, with the mayor's encouragement, the NYPD moved 300 officers to a new task force charged with stopping the attacks.
      • With little encouragement on my part, a friend agreed to lend me her children for the night.
      • Instead, we do not give encouragement in this country to those who favour the use of coal for energy, at all.
      • Left alone for the first time, Darcy kissed her again, deepening the kiss with encouragement from Elizabeth.
      • I enjoyed the articles so much I had to thank you for the encouragement.
      • While we draw encouragement and motivation from these results, there is still much work to do.
      • The stallion, already spooked and restless, did not require much encouragement.
      • I think we definitely need to do that tomorrow so as not to give the opposition any encouragement.
      • And he spent the rest of the dance advising her on the steps and offering encouragement.
      • Kittirat admitted that Thai investors might need encouragement.
      • The first episode, which was a huge success, became an encouragement to make more.
      • Was I wrong, therefore, to take encouragement from it?
      • The Franciscans gave him no encouragement to remain; and the provincial threatened him with excommunication if he persisted.
      • Zhang says: "I was thrilled to win a PhD prize, it is a tremendous encouragement for me to continue with my research."
      • Every successful use of the netroots has involved some kind of encouragement for donors.
      • Other patients needed encouragement to call their health care providers regarding specific problems they were experiencing.
    2. 1.2 The act of trying to stimulate the development of an activity, state, or belief.
      the encouragement of foreign investment
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We cannot build nations, although we can at times provide encouragement and incentives for those determined to build their own.
      • Moscow insists on portraying U.S. encouragement of free media and elections as a plot to extend Western influence at Russia's expense.
      • A big drop in bond yields offered little encouragement for a tired stock market.
      • The strategy builds and develops the School's research profile by the active encouragement of a thriving research culture.
      • Another important role which Lindelöf played in Finland was the encouragement of the study of the history of mathematics in that country.
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