Word · Frequency #21059
buoying
鼓舞；使振作
buoying is the present participle of buoy.
核心释义
To make someone feel happier or more confident.
- 1.
使保持漂浮或升空；与 up 连用。
To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
- 2.
支持或维持在高水平。
To support or maintain at a high level.
- 3.
漂浮在水面上
float on the surface of water
- 4.
用浮标标记。
To mark with a buoy.
- 5.
保持漂浮
keep afloat
- 6.
维持或增强热情或信心；使振作精神。
To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.
使浮起；使保持漂浮；支撑；维持；用浮标标记；漂浮；使保持漂浮或升空；与 up 连用。
用法In use
The team's victory buoyed the fans' confidence for the rest of the season.
用法提示：buoyed 是动词 buoy 的过去式，这里表示‘鼓舞、增强信心’。
Good news about the job market has buoyed consumer spirits this month.
用法提示：has buoyed 是动词 buoy 的现在完成时，表示‘提振、使振作’。
The teacher's praise is buoying the students as they prepare for the exam.
用法提示：is buoying 是动词 buoy 的现在进行时，表示‘正在鼓舞’。
The life vest buoyed him up
buoy sb/sth up
up 可放在宾语前或后；宾语为代词时通常说 buoy sb up。
The life jacket buoyed him up until the rescue boat arrived.
救生衣使他一直浮在水面上，直到救援船到达。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- buoy up
- 使浮起；使振作
- The life jacket buoyed him up until the rescue boat arrived.救生衣使他一直浮在水面上，直到救援船到达。
- buoy confidence
- 增强信心
- Strong sales figures buoyed investor confidence.强劲的销售数据增强了投资者的信心。
- buoy spirits
- 鼓舞士气；振作精神
- The good news buoyed everyone's spirits.这个好消息鼓舞了大家的精神。
- buoy hopes
- 燃起希望
- The new policy buoyed hopes for economic recovery.新政策燃起了经济复苏的希望。
- buoy the market
- 支撑市场
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象海上的浮标(buoy)把船或人托起不沉；这个动作也用来比喻‘托起信心’，即鼓舞、使振作。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻评论、演讲 作动词表示“使振作、鼓舞”时，通常用于较正式的书面语，常以 buoy sb/sth up 的形式出现；日常口语中更常说 cheer sb up。
语法说明Grammar Note
作'鼓舞、增强'讲时，宾语常为抽象名词，如 confidence、spirits。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
buoy 读作 /ˈbui/（类似“boo-ee”）。gooey、chewy、hooey 的重读元音和后续音与它一致，属于真押韵词。注意 boy、toy、joy 虽与 buoy 拼写都以 -oy 结尾，但发音为 /ɔɪ/，并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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