Word · Frequency #22727
embolden
使大胆；鼓励；给…壮胆
To make someone bolder or more courageous; to encourage or hearten.
- 1.
To render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.
使(某人)更大胆或更勇敢；鼓励,激励。
- 2.
To format (text) in boldface.
将(文本)设为粗体。
加粗；用粗体排印；使(某人)更大胆或更勇敢；鼓励,激励。；将(文本)设为粗体。；使大胆；使有胆量
In use
His success emboldened him to take more risks.
Knowing she has support emboldens her to speak up.
The positive feedback is emboldening the team to aim higher.
embolden sb to do sth
常见结构，表示鼓励某人做某事。
The success emboldened him to pursue his dreams.
成功使他敢于追逐梦想。
be emboldened by sth
被动语态，强调原因。
She was emboldened by the support of her friends.
朋友的支持让她更有勇气。
embolden sb with sth
The coach's words emboldened the team with confidence.
Connections
Collocations
- be emboldened by
- 受到…的鼓舞
- The protesters were emboldened by the public support.抗议者受到公众支持的鼓舞。
- embolden someone to do something
- 鼓励某人做某事
- Her mentor emboldened her to apply for the job.她的导师鼓励她申请那份工作。
- feel emboldened
- 感到有勇气
- He felt emboldened to share his ideas.他感到有勇气分享自己的想法。
- embolden the opposition
- 助长反对派的声势
- The economic crisis emboldened the opposition.经济危机助长了反对派的声势。
- embolden critics
- 让批评者更大胆
- The scandal emboldened critics of the administration.丑闻让政府批评者更加大胆。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 bold（大胆）装进 en-（使）里：em + bold + en = 使人变大胆、受鼓励；顺带记文本‘加粗’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing and public discourse、word processing and text formatting interfaces embolden 在“使大胆、鼓励”义项下多用于正式书面语或新闻报道；在“将文字加粗”义项下则比较常见于文档编辑或排版软件的中性操作描述。具体使用时建议先判断含义，再选择相应场合。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常见用法：embolden sb to do sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
Golden, beholden and olden rhyme with embolden (stressed /əʊ/ + /ldən/). Bold and behold are lookalikes that end in /əʊld/ rather than /əʊldən/, so they do not rhyme with embolden.
Learn the forms together
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