英语词汇“encouragement”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

encourageencourage /ɪnˈkɚɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

encourage

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	encourage
	he, she, it	encourages
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	encouraged
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have encouraged
	he, she, it	has encouraged
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had encouraged
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will encourage
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have encouraged

Continuous Form
Present	I	am encouraging
	he, she, it	is encouraging
	you, we, they	are encouraging
Past	I, he, she, it	was encouraging
	you, we, they	were encouraging
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been encouraging
	he, she, it	has been encouraging
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been encouraging
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be encouraging
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been encouraging

1to say or do something that helps someone have the courage or confidence to do something OPP discourage: The company tries to encourage creativity.encourage somebody to do something Barber’s parents encouraged her to stay in school.encourage somebody in something She encouraged me in my ambitions.2to provide or create the conditions that make something more likely to happen OPP discourage: Damp conditions encourage the growth of mold. an economic climate that does not encourage investment—encouragement noun [countable, uncountable]: Harry squeezed her hand for encouragement.