Word · Frequency #13831
exhort
力劝；规劝；恳切劝告
To strongly urge or advise someone earnestly to do something.
- 1.
To urge; to advise earnestly.
敦促；认真建议
- 2.
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
鼓励或激励,尤指通过欢呼和喊叫
- 3.
force or impel in an indicated direction
强迫或推动向指定方向
鼓动；激励；助威；驱使；强迫；推动；敦促；认真建议；鼓励或激励,尤指通过欢呼和喊叫；强迫或推动向指定方向
In use
The teacher exhorted the students to study hard for the final exam.
The coach exhorted his team to never give up, even when they were losing.
The parents exhorted their children to always tell the truth.
exhort sb to do sth
常见主动结构，表示劝导某人做某事。
The teacher exhorted the students to work harder.
老师劝诫学生们要更加努力学习。
be exhorted to do sth
The employees were exhorted to increase productivity.
员工们被劝告要提高生产力。
Verb forms
base exhort · third person exhorts · -ing exhorting · past exhorted · past participle exhorted
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- exhort someone to do something
- 力劝某人做某事
- The teacher exhorted the students to study hard for the exam.老师力劝学生们为考试用功学习。
- exhort the troops
- 激励部队
- Before the battle, the general exhorted the troops to be brave.战斗前，将军激励部队要勇敢。
- exhort the faithful
- 劝勉信徒
- The priest exhorted the faithful to live good lives.神父劝勉信徒要过良善的生活。
- exhort patience
- 力劝保持耐心
- The doctor exhorted patience while the family waited for the test results.医生力劝家人在等待检查结果时保持耐心。
- exhort restraint
- 力劝克制
- The ambassador exhorted restraint in the negotiations.大使力劝谈判各方保持克制。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 exhort 想成 'ex'（向外）+ 'heart'（心）的变体：掏心掏肺地大声劝人加油。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、书面语、宗教或道德劝勉 exhort 通常用于正式或书面场合，多出现在演讲、训诫、郑重劝告等语境中，在日常口语里比较少用；表达一般“鼓励”时，口语中更常用 encourage 或 urge。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词：fort、sort、port、court、short、resort 都以 /ɔrt/ 结尾，与 exhort /ɪɡˈzɔrt/ 的重读元音和尾音一致。注意：exhort 中的“hor”容易让人误看成 hour，但 hour 读作 /ˈaʊər/；也不要与 exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/ 混淆，后者以 /st/ 结尾。
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。
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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