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

• Sir Geoffrey was heartened by this and has been describing the debate as'very encouraging '.
  杰弗里爵士感到很振奋，他把这次辩论描述为“非常鼓舞人心”。
• 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。
• I was heartened to hear reports that the tickets for the show were selling well.
  报道说展览会的门票销路很好，这令我振奋不已。
• China is heartened by SAARC's achievements and has full confidence in its future.
  中国为南盟发展取得的成就感到由衷的高兴，对南盟未来的发展充满信心。
• 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 have spoken with a number of our top players and was really heartened by the response.
  我已经和我们一些顶级球星谈过话，他们的反应使我感到振作。
• I was heartened by the intelligence of these players, who understand more about Liverpool than we do.
  我对这些球员的理解非常感动，他们比我们更清楚利物浦。
• Become heartened or elated.
  变的兴奋或者得意洋洋。
• 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。