embolden

英 [ɪmˈbəʊldən]

美 [ɪmˈboʊldən]

v.  使增加勇气; 使更有胆量; 使更有信心; 将(文本)变成粗体

过去分词：emboldened　过去式：emboldened　第三人称单数：emboldens　复数：emboldens　现在分词：emboldening　

GRE

BNC.22727 / COCA.16565

牛津词典

verb

• 使增加勇气；使更有胆量；使更有信心
  to make sb feel braver or more confident
  1. Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her.
     他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
  2. With such a majority, the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.
     政府有了这大多数人的支持，才敢推行激进的新政策。
• 将（文本）变成粗体
  to make a piece of text appear in bold print

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使有胆量;使有信心;鼓励
  If youare emboldened bysomething, it makes you feel confident enough to behave in a particular way.
  1. The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition...
     发现自己并未遭到反对，首相渐渐有了信心。
  2. Four days of non-stop demonstrations have emboldened the anti-government protesters.
     持续4天不间断的示威使反政府抗议者士气高涨。

英英释义

verb

• give encouragement to
  Synonym:cheerheartenrecreate

双语例句

• Remarks from Japanese finance officials indicating that currencies will not be a main issue in this weekend's G7 meetings may embolden traders to trigger fresh bids in the yen.
  日本金融官员的言论指出货币问题并非本周末G7会议的主要议题，这将鼓舞交易者发动新一轮推高日元的买入行动。
• The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition
  发现自己并未遭到反对，首相渐渐有了信心。
• But just as many in Asia are concerned about the new signs of Chinese assertiveness, some also fear that the US will overplay its hand and embolden the very hardline voices in China who are already pushing for Beijing to take a tougher stand.
  不过，亚洲既有许多人担心中国新展现出来的自信姿态，也有不少人担心美国会做得过火，那将给中国的强硬派壮胆，这些人已经在敦促北京方面采取更强硬的立场。
• Gates rejected any suggestion that setting a transition date for withdrawing US forces in Afghanistan will embolden the Taliban.
  盖茨并没有表示为美国军队撤离阿富汗定一个过渡日期会刺激到塔利班。
• But in remarks meant to rebuild public support for the war, Mr Bush has made clear that he believes leaves withdrawing troops now would enbold embolden the enemy and make America more volunable vulnerable to terrorist attack.
  但是关于重建公众对战争支持的言论，布什已经明确表示现在撤回部队将会助长敌人势头，使美国更易遭受恐怖袭击。
• If we fail to pass this agreement, we will embolden the purveyors of false populism in our hemisphere.
  如果我们不能批准这项协定，我们就将使本半球兜售虚假民粹主义的人更加肆无忌惮。
• Failure would cast a shadow over the multilateral trading system and further embolden protectionists, at a time when the world needs cooperation rather than conflict.
  谈判失败将会对多边贸易体系投下阴影，使保护主义更加猖獗，而此时此刻世界需要的是合作而不是冲突。
• The careerism and money seemed only to embolden their blindness.
  利欲熏心与金钱看上去仅仅加重了他们的盲目愚昧。
• People behind the scenes are rooting for you, even though they may not outwardly reveal their support of you just yet-let that knowledge embolden you.
  人们会在幕后支持你，虽然他们表面上或许还未显露出他们对你的支持，让那个认知帮你壮壮胆吧。
• But the union's stance could embolden other critics.
  但工会的姿态可能会为其他批评人士壮胆。