heartening

英 [ˈhɑːtnɪŋ]

美 [ˈhɑːrtnɪŋ]

v.  激励; 鼓励
hearten的现在分词

BNC.18746 / COCA.20220

柯林斯词典

• VERB 鼓舞;使振奋
  If someoneis heartened bysomething, it encourages them and makes them cheerful.
  1. He will have been heartened by the telephone opinion poll published yesterday...
     他会为昨天公布的电话民意调查结果感到鼓舞。
  2. The news heartened everybody.
     该消息让每个人都感到振奋。

英英释义

adj

• cheerfully encouraging
  Synonym:inspiriting

双语例句

• As I write about the heartening results of Kenny's pilot, Della has just taken the call telling her there are flowers waiting for her in reception.
  刚写到肯尼的试点活动取得令人振奋的收效，就听到黛乐接听电话，是要她去前台领鲜花的电话。
• It's about what you say and what you mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening.
  它是关于你所说的及其用意，也许使人痛苦、也许振奋人心。
• It was not a heartening spectacle.
  这是一片叫人看了发愁的景象。
• Indeed, despite their errors, this attitude bodes well for the future, and is a heartening sign of a focus on human prosperity.
  他们的确有谬误，但他们的态度预示着一个更好的未来，他们对人类繁荣前景的关心也是一个鼓舞人心的标志。
• More and more, banks are losing talent to Teach for America, a fact that may turn out to be one of the most heartening consequences of the financial crisis.
  在美国，越来越多的人才离开银行业投身教育，这可能是经济危机带来的最令人欣慰的影响之一。
• As the first major White House decision on trade, therefore, the levying of new tariffs on imports of Chinese tyres is not particularly heartening.
  因此，作为白宫在贸易方面做出的首项重大决定，对从中国进口的轮胎征收新关税之举，并不特别鼓舞人心。
• It is, moreover, clear that they are having a demoralizing effect on the whole enemy army and all Japan and a heartening effect on our whole army and people.
  至其给予整个敌军敌国以精神上的不利影响，给予整个我军和人民以精神上的良好影响，也是显而易见的。
• For the infant nation, victory in the war and for the republican principle came as a heartening overture.
  对于刚刚出生的国家而言，战争与共和原则的胜利，是使人鼓舞的开端。
• The Sierra Club called his comments heartening.
  塞拉俱乐部称其言论令人振奋。
• I think it is heartening to see what is happening in the US.
  我认为，美国正在发生的变化对我们是一种鼓舞。