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单词 hearten
释义
hearten
verb[T]
uk
/ˈhɑː.tən/us
/ˈhɑːr.t̬ən/
to make someonefeelhappierand morepositiveabout asituation:
鼓励，使振作
Anti-governmentprotestershave been heartened byrecentgovernmentpromisesoffreeandfairelections.政府最近承诺的自由公正的选举鼓舞了反政府示威者。
Opposite
dishearten
Synonyms
cheer
emboldenformal
encourage
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reassuring
  • be/take a weight offyourmindidiom
  • blandishments
  • calm (someone) down
  • comforting
  • comfortingly
  • consolation
  • console
  • consoling
  • consolingly
  • convince
  • get (something) through (tosomeone)
  • lift
  • lighten
  • mind
  • reassurance
  • reassuring
  • settle down
  • theyshould worry!idiom
  • weight
  • you do youidiom
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(Definition ofheartenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hearten| American Dictionary

hearten
verb[T]
us
/ˈhɑrt·ən/
toencourageand makeconfidentandhappy:
We were heartened by thenewsthat Jason isfeelingso muchbetter.
(Definition ofheartenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhearten

hearten
It is heartening that they partially overcame these reservations through visits to schools and contact with enthusiastic practitioners.
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It is most heartening that even the most theoretical of papers in this symposium are working with actual implementations.
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There was clearly some difference of opinion, which is heartening, as the author teams were asked to assign confidence limits to their major findings.
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Some of these discs are less memorable musically than others, but it is heartening that they even exist.
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This said, we are heartened by the fact that all significant associations uncovered in this study turned up in the hypothesized direction.
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It was therefore heartening that more than 80 per cent of the respondents maintained a sense of usefulness.
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That was very heartening as it seemed that people cared for the right reason.
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In addition, she is heartened by the messages from former pupils passed on to her through her own children.
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It is heartening to read two text books which reflect so many of the changes currently occurring in the field of ageing and mental health.
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Much is still done informally here with heartening warmth and enthusiasm.
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It is heartening that peripatetic teachers want such growth to hinge on pedagogy.
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They could be a focus of personal loyalty to a commanding officer, but they could also express heartening insult and defiance to the enemy.
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It is heartening to read this eloquent call for more appropriate research with great apes.
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Blaikie challenges these ideas with a freshness and lucidity that is heartening.
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It is heartening to learn that these newer practitioners of the discipline are committed to addressing not only their colleagues, but a larger readership beyond the academy.
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