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be encouraging to
表示对某人有激励作用。
The news was very encouraging to the team.
这个消息对团队来说非常令人鼓舞。
令人鼓舞的；鼓励的
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令人鼓舞的；鼓励的
Giving courage, confidence, or hope; supporting someone by offering encouragement.
The news was very encouraging to the team.
这个消息对团队来说非常令人鼓舞。
给予勇气、信心或希望的；鼓舞人心的；吉祥的
Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.
通过给予鼓励来支持；积极地
Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.
The teacher's encouraging words helped the student feel more confident.
老师鼓励的话语帮助学生感到更自信。
Her encouraging smile made me want to keep trying.
她鼓励的微笑让我想要继续尝试。
We received an encouraging report on our progress.
我们收到了关于我们进展的鼓舞人心的报告。
表示对某人有激励作用。
The news was very encouraging to the team.
这个消息对团队来说非常令人鼓舞。
用于引导从句，说明令人鼓舞的事实。
It is encouraging that more people are volunteering.
令人鼓舞的是有更多人自愿参与。
表达个人对某事的积极看法。
I find the recent progress encouraging.
我认为最近的进展令人鼓舞。
Not this
I feel very encouraging about the future.
Use this
I feel very encouraged about the future.
encouraging作为形容词描述事物本身令人鼓舞，而人感到鼓舞应用encouraged，即-ed形容词表示感受。
Not this
The news is encouraging me.
Use this
The news is encouraging to me.
形容词encouraging不能直接接宾语，需通过介词to引导间接宾语，或改用动词形式encourage。
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令人鼓舞的消息
The doctors gave us some encouraging news about her recovery.
医生们给了一些关于她康复的令人鼓舞的消息。
积极的信号
The increase in sales is an encouraging sign for the company.
销售额的增长对公司来说是一个积极的信号。
鼓励的话
She always has an encouraging word for her students.
她总是对学生们说些鼓励的话。
令人满意的结果
The experiment produced very encouraging results.
实验产生了非常令人满意的结果。
鼓励的微笑
He gave me an encouraging smile before I went on stage.
在我上台前，他给了我一个鼓励的微笑。
鼓舞人心的氛围
The team worked in an encouraging atmosphere.
团队在鼓舞人心的氛围中工作。
Use encouraging naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想'en'（使）+ 'courage'（勇气），想象朋友竖起大拇指说“加油”，给你勇气，就是encouraging（令人鼓舞的）。
常见场景：演讲、评论、评价、鼓励性表达 通常用于正式或半正式场合，也常见于日常鼓励性表达。
常用于It is encouraging to do/that...结构，也可作定语。
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