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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。
使大胆；鼓励；给…壮胆
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使大胆；鼓励；给…壮胆
To make someone bolder or more courageous; to encourage or hearten.
The success emboldened him to pursue his dreams.
成功使他敢于追逐梦想。
使(某人)更大胆或更勇敢；鼓励,激励。
To render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.
将(文本)设为粗体。
To format (text) in boldface.
embolden
Base
原形
emboldens
3rd person
第三人称单数
emboldening
-ing
现在分词
emboldened
Past
过去式
emboldened
Past participle
过去分词
His success emboldens me to take risks.
他的成功使我有勇气冒险。
The support emboldened her to speak out.
这种支持使她敢于站出来说话。
The encouraging news is emboldening investors.
这个鼓舞人心的消息正在让投资者更加大胆。
及物动词：使有胆量，鼓励
His success emboldened him to take more risks.
他的成功使他敢于冒更多风险。
Knowing she has support emboldens her to speak up.
知道有人支持她，这使她敢于直言。
The positive feedback is emboldening the team to aim higher.
积极的反馈正激励团队设定更高的目标。
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。
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。
The coach's words emboldened the team with confidence.
教练的话让队伍充满信心。
Not this
The speech emboldened.
Use this
The speech emboldened them.
embolden 是及物动词，后面必须跟宾语，不能单独使用。
Not this
He felt embolden after the praise.
Use this
He felt emboldened after the praise.
在系动词 feel 后应使用形容词化的过去分词 emboldened，而非动词原形 embolden。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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’。
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。
及物动词，常见用法：embolden sb to do sth
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