heartened

英 [ˈhɑːtnd]

美 [ˈhɑːrtnd]

v.  激励; 鼓励
hearten的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：heartened　过去式：heartened　

BNC.42903 / COCA.41860

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。

双语例句

• The economic expansion also has gained strength as confident consumers spend more, heartened by the rise in employment and the fall of oil prices.
  受到就业增长和油价下跌的鼓舞，重获信心的消费者增加了支出，经济扩张的势头也得以增强。
• But I'm heartened by our ability to come together to do what's best for middle class families across this country, and our economy as a whole.
  但我依然为我们有能力走到一起，做一些对我们国家的中产阶级家庭和我们整个经济最为有利的事情而感到欢欣鼓舞。
• I've been very heartened to see how that dialogue is achieving success, certainly in HIV in South Africa.
  我一直很想看到这种对话如何带来成功，当然是在南非艾滋病领域的成功。
• The news heartened everybody.
  该消息让每个人都感到振奋。
• We are much heartened by the latest developments.
  最近的事态发展使我们受到很大的鼓舞。
• Critics of the bill have been heartened by comments on Tuesday by Barack Obama, US president, that it should not send a protectionist message.
  美国总统奥巴马周二表示，经济刺激计划不应该发出贸易保护主义的信息。对上述计划的批评人士为此受到鼓励。
• I was also heartened to come across truly inspiring red wines from two new wineries.
  我还被两个新葡萄酒庄出产的真正鼓舞人心的红葡萄酒所打动。
• Weak and ailing people were heartened and healed by his presence.
  弱者和病人，一见了他就振作起来，并被治愈了。
• Addressing the nation on Wednesday night, George W. Bush, US president, had warned that without action the US could "experience a long and painful recession", adding that he was heartened by "widespread agreement" on the plan.
  美国总统布什周三晚对全国发表讲话，他警告，如果没有采取行动，美国可能“经历一场长期而痛苦的衰退”，并补充道，他为救市方案得到“广泛赞同”感到振奋。
• We were heartened by the fall in the unemployment figures.
  失业数字的下降使我们受到鼓舞。