embolden

美 [ɪmˈboʊldən]英 [ɪmˈbəʊldən]
  • vt.壮胆;使更有胆量;使更有信心;将(文本)变成粗体;使增加勇气

过去式: emboldened 现在分词: emboldening 过去分词: emboldened 第三人称单数: emboldens

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verb

1

使增加勇气;使更有胆量;使更有信心
to make sb feel braver or more confident

Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her.

他借酒壮胆,走上前去向她作自我介绍。

With such a majority, the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.

政府有了这大多数人的支持,才敢推行激进的新政策。

2

将(文本)变成粗体
to make a piece of text appear in bold print

embolden

频次

  • 1
    VERB 使有胆量;使有信心;鼓励
    If you are emboldened by something, it makes you feel confident enough to behave in a particular way.

    The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition...

    发现自己并未遭到反对,首相渐渐有了信心。

verb

1
give encouragement to
Synonym: cheer hearten recreate

数据来源:WordNet

  1. But the union 's stance could embolden other critics .

    但工会的姿态可能会为其他批评人士壮胆。

  2. In fact , knowing that you 'll never do everything right may embolden you to try things just for the heck of it .

    事实上,知道自己不可能把件件事情都做成功能为你壮胆去只为了好玩而尝试事物。

  3. With such a majority , the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies .

    政府有了这大多数人的支持,才敢推行激进的新政策。

  4. The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition

    发现自己并未遭到反对,首相渐渐有了信心。

  5. Emboldened by the wine , he went over to introduce himself to her .

    他借酒壮胆,走上前去向她作自我介绍。

  6. In turn , Kobe 's growing confidence emboldens his teammates to play even better .

    反过来,科比增加了对他们的信任也促使队友们打得更好

  7. This condition emboldens employers and brokers to exploit more the migrant workers .

    这样的情形使得雇主及仲介业者得以大胆地剥削移民劳工

  8. The government is becoming weak enough for the media to feel emboldened .

    政府正在变弱,因此媒体的胆子也大了起来。

  9. His kind manner emboldened her to ask for help .

    他的和蔼态度使她大起胆子开口求助。

  10. His success emboldened him to expand his business .

    他有了成就因而激发他进一步扩展业务。

  11. Turkey has been emboldened by two important successes .

    两个重要的胜利让土耳其咄咄逼人。

  12. The violence has frightened some people but emboldened others .

    暴力活动震慑了一些人,但也激励了一些人。

  13. Nor should the social market countries be too emboldened by this vindication .

    社会市场经济国家也不应因为道路正确就得意忘形。

  14. We need to embolden girls to master skills that at first appear difficult , even dangerous .

    我们需要鼓励女孩去掌握那些一开始看起来困难、甚至危险的技能。

  15. This emboldened me to ask for more help .

    这使我壮着胆子去请求更多的援助。

  16. Or " yes men " lawyers who may have enabled and emboldened them ?

    还是那些给银行家出谋划策和壮胆的“好好先生”律师们?

  17. That has emboldened designers to look for new elements of the male wardrobe to upgrade .

    这让设计师们更加大胆地为男士衣橱引入新元素。

  18. Washington 's struggles to influence events in Crimea may further have emboldened China , he said .

    他说,华盛顿试图影响克里米亚局势的努力失败可能已经使中国更为大胆。

  19. The liberal left 's dominance of certain media outlets emboldens their negative outlook .

    自由主义左派在某些媒体的主导地位更强化了他们的负面展望。

  20. Governments should introduce tax incentives to embolden investors so they welcome new companies on to the public markets .

    政府应出台税收激励措施鼓励投资者,以便让他们对新公司公开上市抱欢迎态度。

  21. The children were emboldened by the lack of movement and took a few more steps toward the animal .

    见没有动弹,孩子们胆大起来,又朝那动物走近了几步。

  22. Instead of bringing peace in our time , the Allies merely emboldened an aggressive Germany .

    同盟国没有给我们时代带来和平,而仅仅让好斗的德国胆子越发大起来。

  23. Public anger about toxic food , corporate mismanagement and official corruption has emboldened reporters .

    公众对于有毒食品、公司经营不善和公务人员腐败的愤怒已经鼓励了记者们。

  24. Wonderful civility this ! It emboldened me to ask a question .

    多么彬彬有礼啊!于是我大着胆子问了个问题。

  25. Emboldened by the rise of the moderates , new campaigns have begun .

    在温和派的鼓舞下,一些新的活动开展起来。

  26. Their encouragement emboldened him to accept the challenge .

    他们的鼓励使他鼓起勇气接受挑战。

  27. Beijing will watch closely to see whether taxi drivers in other Chinese cities are emboldened to demand higher fares .

    中央政府将会密切关注事态发展,看其它城市的出租车司机是否有胆量要求提高运价。

  28. Emboldened by the current global financial crisis , anti-free-market critics have grown increasingly boisterous .

    当前的全球金融危机让反对自由市场的调门越来越高。

  29. An emboldened Giggs duly knocked on the manager 's door .

    傻乎乎的吉格斯真的去敲了老板的门。

  30. Emboldened by successes like these , viruses have begun inundating the smartphone world .

    有了这样的成功例子,病毒开始充斥了智能的世界。