exhortation
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˌeɡ.zɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌeɡ.zɔːrˈteɪ.ʃən/theactofstronglyencouragingortryingtopersuadesomeone to do something:
激励；规劝；督促Despite the exhortations of theunionleaderstheworkersvotedtostrike.工人们不顾工会领导人的劝告，投票决定罢工。
Thebookisessentiallyan exhortationtoreligioustolerance.这本书基本上是在劝导宗教宽容。
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exhort
- Thiscommissiondoesn’t have anypowerbeyond exhortation.
- Corporations arespendingmoneyonmetaphorsandfeel-goodexhortations, notrelevanttraining.
- Despite exhortations tostayout of thesun, millions willdevelopskincancerthisyear.
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- persuasive
- soft sell
- tub-thumping
- urge
- woo
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom