To encourage or cheer (a person) with hopeful or pleasing representations; to inspire with hope, usually on insufficient grounds. Also, To foster…
| 单词 | θ128603 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > foster hopes [verb (transitive)] > false or uncertain (4) flatter1377 To encourage or cheer (a person) with hopeful or pleasing representations; to inspire with hope, usually on insufficient grounds. Also, To foster… feed1530 figurative of 1. Const. as above. To gratify, minister to the demands of (a person's vanity, desire of vengeance, or other passion); to sustain or… dangle1871 figurative. To keep (hopes, anticipations, etc.) hanging uncertainly before any one. cosy1960 transitive. To comfort, reassure; to delude. Also with along. colloquial (originally U.S.). |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。