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单词 ennoble
释义
ennoble
verb[T]
uk
/ɪˈnəʊ.bəl/us
/ɪˈnoʊ.bəl/
to make someone amemberof thenobility(=highestsocialrank)
封…为贵族
literary
to make something or someonebetterso thatpeopleadmireit, him, or her more:
使更崇高，使更高尚；使更尊贵
He has thistheorythatsufferingcan ennoble a person'scharacter.他认为苦难可以使一个人的人格变得高尚。
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(Definition ofennoblefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofennoble

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I could go even further, and say it would be ennobled by such a decision.
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He will not become greatly ennobled, or enriched, or otherwise rewarded by taking on this task.
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By giving them worthy houses, new ambitions and much that refines and ennobles character will be brought into their lives.
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I think he might have been ennobled for that.
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I do not think that any police officer of distinction has ever been ennobled.
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They could be ennobled to higher ranks now.
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They are not only old, but are also ennobling.
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I have a feeling that she will soon be ennobled and in another place as well.
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No, he was not really saying so, nor was he ennobling anybody with the title of "dog".
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The ways in which they were ennobled were quite different.
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If a commoner was ennobled, he took care as soon as possible to buy a country estate, if he did not already own one.
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I have always looked upon him as one who can be relied upon to support a project for ennobling our towns and preserving our countryside.
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I am sure that he will be ennobled in due course.
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The people who win money and wealth in that way are ennobled and looked up to in this country.
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Work has a sacredness of its own, it is something that ennobles man, and the fact that working hours have been reduced is incomprehensible.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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