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单词 heartening
释义
heartenheart‧en /ˈhɑːtn $ ˈhɑːr-/ verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
hearten
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyhearten
he, she, itheartens
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyheartened
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave heartened
he, she, ithas heartened
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad heartened
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill hearten
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have heartened
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The administration was heartened by the U.N. vote.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It would hearten the many feminists who crowded the church that night without contradicting the teachings of the magisterium.
  • The sight of the flames leaping up did much to hearten me.
  • There was hot, spiced wine to hearten the bride, who drank it gratefully.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto feel happy again after feeling sad
· Cheer up, Mandy - the insurance will cover most of the damage.· You'd better get dressed and cheer up. The guests are coming any minute.
to start to look happy again: · Mrs Verity brightened up at the news.· "Oh, I know the answer!" she said, brightening up.
to start to feel a little more happy: · She wasn't feeling too good yesterday but she perked up in the evening.· Jessica always perks up when Richard comes over.
to feel happier and more hopeful, especially because you have received some good news, or have seen or thought something encouraging: be heartened/be cheered by: · We are all heartened by the news that several families had already reached safety.be heartened/be cheered to see/hear/know/learn etc: · He was cheered to learn that his two attackers had been arrested.
to feel a little happier and more hopeful because something has happened to make a bad situation better: · Yes, the situation's pretty bad, but take heart - we'll find a way out of it.take heart from/in: · Company executives are taking heart from the success of recent sales.
to make someone feel happy
· He would do anything to make her happy.· Would winning a million dollars really make you happy?· It made him happy to see how much they enjoyed the presents.
to do something for someone who is sad in order to make them happy: cheer somebody up: · I tried to cheer him up by telling a joke.cheer up somebody: · As a clown he visits local hospitals to cheer up sick children.
informal to say or do something to someone that makes them suddenly feel very happy: · Sherry's phone call really made my day.· Go on, tell him you like his new suit. It'll make his day!
to do something to make someone happy, especially because they want you to do it: · I only got married to please my parents.· Sam is always doing little things to please her, but she hardly even notices.
to do something that makes someone happy for a short time: · If you think buying me flowers will put me in a good mood, you're wrong.· Shopping for new shoes usually puts her in a good mood.
if something raises or lifts someone's spirits , it makes them feel happier and more hopeful after they have been unhappy and not very hopeful: · The chance to get out of the house for a few hours had clearly raised her spirits.· He had been tired when he arrived, but the sight of the little children playing really lifted his spirits.
also cheering British making you feel happier, more hopeful, and more confident: · Kevin's school work is greatly improved, which is heartening.· It was about 8 o'clock when we heard the cheering news that Damien was out of danger.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectiveheartened ≠ disheartenedheartening ≠ dishearteningheartlessheartynounheartheartlessnessheartinessadverbheartilyheartlesslyhearteningly ≠ dishearteninglyverbhearten ≠ dishearten
 to make someone feel happier and more hopeful OPP  dishearten:  I was heartened to see her looking so well.GRAMMAR Hearten is usually passive.—heartening adjective—hearteningly adverb
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