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

• 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。
• He looked on life, and was neither heartened nor saddened.
  他看待生活，既不振奋也不忧伤。
• 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。
• He said he was heartened by the progress the countries are making on the matter.
  他说他对相关国家在这个问题上所取得的进展感到鼓舞。
• 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。
• I am now in my ninth year as Chinese Premier. I am heartened by the development and progress of my motherland.
  我担任国务院总理已经第九个年头，我为我的祖国发展进步感到欣慰，同时我也常常为如何破解各种现实难题而寝食难安。
• Scarlett's visit to the Fontaines had heartened her more than she realized.
  拜访方丹家以后思嘉精神上受到的鼓舞，比她自己所意识到的要大得多。
• Heartened by the philosopher's friendship, he returns to work with renewed vigor.
  这位哲学家的友谊令他振奋，又精神抖擞地继续工作。
• I am very heartened by her success in the last election.
  她在上次选举中的胜利使我深受鼓舞。
• 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”。