Word · Frequency #881
encourages
鼓励；激励；支持
encourages is the third person singular of encourage.
to give someone confidence, hope, or courage
- 1.
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
精神上支持；激励,给予勇气、希望或精神。
- 2.
To spur on, strongly recommend.
激励,强烈推荐。
- 3.
To foster, give help or patronage.
培养,给予帮助或资助。
怂恿；煽动；助长；精神上支持；激励,给予勇气、希望或精神。；激励,强烈推荐。；培养,给予帮助或资助。；鼓励
In use
My teacher always encourages us to ask questions in class.
The coach encouraged the players after the loss.
We encourage everyone to recycle their plastic bottles.
encourage sb to do sth
最常用模式，表示鼓励某人做某事。
My parents encouraged me to apply for the job.
我父母鼓励我申请那份工作。
encourage sb in sth
表示在某方面给予鼓励或支持。
Teachers should encourage students in their studies.
老师应该在学习上鼓励学生。
encourage doing sth
较正式，用于鼓励某种行为或活动。
The new policy encourages using public transport.
Connections
Collocations
- encourage someone to do something
- 鼓励某人做某事
- Parents should encourage their children to explore new hobbies.父母应该鼓励孩子探索新的爱好。
- strongly encourage
- 强烈鼓励
- We strongly encourage all students to participate in the workshop.我们强烈鼓励所有学生参加这个研讨会。
- encourage participation
- 鼓励参与
- The teacher used group activities to encourage participation.老师通过小组活动来鼓励参与。
- encourage growth
- 促进增长
- A positive work environment encourages professional growth.积极的工作环境促进职业成长。
- encourage development
- 促进发展
- The government provides funds to encourage economic development.政府提供资金以促进经济发展。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将encourage拆解为en（使）+ courage（勇气），意为使人有勇气，即鼓励。
Context & Register
常见场景：日常交流、正式写作、教育 通常用于中性语域，在日常交流、正式写作和教育场景中都很常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'courage' and 'discourage' are true rhymes with 'encourage' sharing the stressed vowel /ɜː/ and ending /ɪdʒ/. Words ending in '-age' like 'baggage', 'village', 'manage', 'damage' have the same /ɪdʒ/ ending but different stressed vowels, so they are not exact rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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