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单词 hearten
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Definition of hearten in English:

hearten

verb ˈhɑːt(ə)nˈhɑrtn
[with object]
  • Make more cheerful or confident.

    振奋;鼓舞

    with object and infinitive she was heartened to observe that the effect was faintly comic

    看到效果还算有点喜剧成分她感到振奋。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am heartened by the quality of our people and I feel confident of meeting any future challenges.
    • For those who think the appreciation of old clocks will decline, Jeff has heartening news.
    • This consistently upbeat catalogue song lists those relatively ordinary phenomena which exhilarate and hearten Maria, from raindrops on roses to doorbells and sleighbells to wild geese on moonlit flight.
    • I arrive home and am heartened by the sight of my dog sitting patiently in front of the gates awaiting my arrival.
    • The vehement protest against the validity of these charges actually heartens me, and I'm beginning to think maybe I was wrong to level them.
    • The other heartening factor is that so many guys have shown what they can do.
    • In the urban setting, where most of us live the most heartening thing I keep coming across is tarmac, and kids playing on it.
    • A factor which heartens them is the sprawling river bed, to a length of nearly seven kilometres and an average breadth of 200 metres.
    • The only people who want to hear bad news are the people who are heartened by failure.
    • He is heartened too by the likelihood of last year's arrivals from the Nationwide, Bolton, Blackburn and Fulham staying up.
    • Bartley viewed himself as an optimist, and was heartened by what he had observed during his career.
    • He was heartened when they asked ‘tough’ questions at the interview about how he would do the job.
    • And more importantly, there's a lot of reading going on right now: that heartens me.
    • Mary Jane smells old leaves, and the dusty, familiar scent heartens her.
    • Our display attracted a lot of attention and we were heartened by kind words of support and encouragement that we received.
    • How heartening it is in these cruel and trite times to know that real talent may still receive its just reward.
    • How heartening it is to see that, just occasionally, the good people can still Make It Big, for all the right reasons.
    • I'm also heartened that more public servants have found the courage to come out and tell the truth about this government.
    • How heartening it was to witness the hosts of students and their families at the University of York open day recently.
    • The organizers of Saturday's antiwar protests in the US could not have been very heartened by the turnouts at the biggest events.
    Synonyms
    cheer up, cheer, raise someone's spirits, encourage, comfort, reassure, console, boost, buoy up, perk up, ginger up
    invigorate, revitalize, energize, animate, rouse, revivify, exhilarate, uplift, elate
    informal buck up, pep up, give a shot in the arm to
    rare inspirit

Derivatives

  • hearteningly

  • adverb
    • So go out there, grab life by the collar, or at the very least a copy of this book… it's creative and inspiring and hearteningly original.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The death toll among American soldiers remains startlingly and hearteningly low, not horribly and frighteningly high.
      • After this meeting, there were private discussions with some guesthouse owners and, hearteningly, some non-aligned farmers.

Rhymes

Akhenaten, Akhetaten, Aten, Barton, carton, Dumbarton, Parton, smarten, spartan, tartan

Definition of hearten in US English:

hearten

verbˈhärtnˈhɑrtn
[with object]usually be heartened
  • Make more cheerful or confident.

    振奋;鼓舞

    with object and infinitive she was heartened to observe that the effect was faintly comic

    看到效果还算有点喜剧成分她感到振奋。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bartley viewed himself as an optimist, and was heartened by what he had observed during his career.
    • The organizers of Saturday's antiwar protests in the US could not have been very heartened by the turnouts at the biggest events.
    • He was heartened when they asked ‘tough’ questions at the interview about how he would do the job.
    • He is heartened too by the likelihood of last year's arrivals from the Nationwide, Bolton, Blackburn and Fulham staying up.
    • How heartening it is to see that, just occasionally, the good people can still Make It Big, for all the right reasons.
    • And more importantly, there's a lot of reading going on right now: that heartens me.
    • The vehement protest against the validity of these charges actually heartens me, and I'm beginning to think maybe I was wrong to level them.
    • In the urban setting, where most of us live the most heartening thing I keep coming across is tarmac, and kids playing on it.
    • The only people who want to hear bad news are the people who are heartened by failure.
    • I arrive home and am heartened by the sight of my dog sitting patiently in front of the gates awaiting my arrival.
    • This consistently upbeat catalogue song lists those relatively ordinary phenomena which exhilarate and hearten Maria, from raindrops on roses to doorbells and sleighbells to wild geese on moonlit flight.
    • Our display attracted a lot of attention and we were heartened by kind words of support and encouragement that we received.
    • Mary Jane smells old leaves, and the dusty, familiar scent heartens her.
    • For those who think the appreciation of old clocks will decline, Jeff has heartening news.
    • The other heartening factor is that so many guys have shown what they can do.
    • How heartening it was to witness the hosts of students and their families at the University of York open day recently.
    • How heartening it is in these cruel and trite times to know that real talent may still receive its just reward.
    • A factor which heartens them is the sprawling river bed, to a length of nearly seven kilometres and an average breadth of 200 metres.
    • I am heartened by the quality of our people and I feel confident of meeting any future challenges.
    • I'm also heartened that more public servants have found the courage to come out and tell the truth about this government.
    Synonyms
    cheer up, cheer, raise someone's spirits, encourage, comfort, reassure, console, boost, buoy up, perk up, ginger up
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