ex·hort
verb/ɪɡˈzɔːt/
/ɪɡˈzɔːrt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exhort | /ɪɡˈzɔːt/ /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/ |
| he / she / it exhorts | /ɪɡˈzɔːts/ /ɪɡˈzɔːrts/ |
| past simple exhorted | /ɪɡˈzɔːtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔːrtɪd/ |
| past participle exhorted | /ɪɡˈzɔːtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form exhorting | /ɪɡˈzɔːtɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzɔːrtɪŋ/ |
- to try hard to persuade somebody to do something
规劝；敦促；告诫 - exhort somebody to do something The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government.
该党领袖敦促党员着手准备筹建政府的工作。 - exhort somebody to something They had been exhorted to action.
已经告诫他们采取行动。 - exhort (somebody) + speech ‘Come on!’ he exhorted (them).
“快点！” 他敦促（他们）道。 - ‘Keep pushing!’ he exhorted them.
“继续努力！”他劝告他们。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French exhorter or Latin exhortari, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + hortari ‘encourage’. - exhort somebody to do something The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government.