exhorted

英 [ɪɡˈzɔːtɪd]

美 [ɪɡˈzɔːrtɪd]

v.  规劝; 敦促; 告诫
exhort的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 规劝;劝诫;劝告
  If youexhortsomeonetodo something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it.
  1. Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence...
     肯尼迪劝诫听众远离暴力。
  2. He exhorted his companions, 'Try to accomplish your aim with diligence'.
     他劝诫同伴说：“要通过勤奋努力实现自己的目标。”

双语例句

• Mrs Obama has exhorted firms to take action.
  米歇尔敦促各企业采取行动。
• Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
  他到了那里，看见神所赐的恩，就欢喜，劝勉众人，立定心志，恒久靠主。
• Pointing to the fragments, the couple is always exhorted to guard jealously the sacred relationship into which they have entered.
  面对这些玻璃碎，就是劝诫一对新人要极力保守他们神圣的夫妻关系。
• I exhorted him not to drink too much.
  我力劝他不要过度饮酒。
• For generations of Americans who grew up exhorted to drink their milk to maintain strong bones, the reports raised troubling questions: Is calcium not so important after all?
  对从小就被劝说要多喝牛奶以维持强健骨骼的几代美国人来说，这些报告引发了一些麻烦的问题：钙是不是其实并不太重要？
• They had been exhorted to action.
  已经告诫他们采取行动。
• UK citizens are exhorted to take their holidays at home.
  英国劝说本国公民在国内度假。
• The premier exhorted an economic reform.
  总理呼吁实行经济改革。
• Seizing a broom, the prime minister exhorted his compatriots to sweep away the rubbish that is a blight on public spaces, not to mention a health hazard.
  莫迪抓着扫帚，告诫他的同胞要扫掉垃圾，它们是公共场所的祸患，更不用说还危害健康。
• Eg. the chairman exhorted the party workers to action.
  主席敦促党的工作人员采取行动。