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

• 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。
• We are heartened that, later today, the UN Security Council will meet again to discuss this ongoing threat to international peace and stability.
  令人鼓舞的是，今天晚些时候联合国安理会（UNSecurityCouncil）将再次举行会议，讨论此一对于国际和平与稳定的持续威胁。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We are heartened to see that in the past 20 years, the concept of sustainable development has been widely accepted, and major progress has been made in meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
  20年来，可持续发展理念深入人心，实现千年发展目标取得重大进展。对此，我们深受鼓舞！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。