encourage

动词 encourage:

1. contribute to the progress or growth of
   同义词：promote, advance, boost, further
2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
3. spur on

1. Peter, my English teacher, never fails to encourage us to study hard.
   我的英文老师彼得总是鼓励我们要好好用功。
2. High prices for farm products encouraged farming.
   农产品价格的提高有助于农业。
3. Her success encouraged me to try the same thing.
   她的成功鼓励我试做同样的事。

en.cour.age

v.tr.（及物动词）
en.cour.aged,en.cour.ag.ing,en.cour.ag.es
To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence; hearten.
鼓励，鼓舞：以希望、勇气或信心等鼓舞；使振作
To give support to; foster:
给予支持；鼓励：
例句：
policies designed to encourage private investment.
为鼓励私人投资而拟订的政策

To stimulate; spur:
激励；促进：
例句：
burning the field to encourage new plant growth.
焚烧原野以促进新植物生长

来源：
Middle English encouragen
中古英语 encouragen
from Old French encoragier
源自 古法语 encoragier
en- [causative pref.] * see en-
en- [使役词前缀] *参见 en-
corage [courage] * see courage
corage [勇气，胆量] *参见 courage

【引伸】
encour.ager
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>encourage,animate,cheer,embolden,hearten,inspiritThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to.:
这些动词所共有的中心意思是.将勇气、灵感及决心赋予.：
例句：
encouraged the student to enter the competition;
鼓励学生参加竞赛；

例句：
played patriotic music to animate the troops;
演奏爱国乐曲以鼓舞士气；

例句：
a visitor cheering the patient with his presence;
一出现就使病人振作快乐起来的来访者；

例句：
was emboldened to sing for the guests;
壮起胆量以便为客人演唱；

例句：
praise that heartened us;
激励我们的溢美之辞；

例句：
a half-time pep talk that inspirited the weary team. discourage
使疲乏队员们振作起来的中场休息时间所做的鼓舞士气的讲话 discourage