exhorted

英 [ɪɡˈzɔːtɪd]

美 [ɪɡˈzɔːrtɪd]

v.  规劝; 敦促; 告诫
exhort的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 规劝;劝诫;劝告
  If youexhortsomeonetodo something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it.
  1. Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence...
     肯尼迪劝诫听众远离暴力。
  2. He exhorted his companions, 'Try to accomplish your aim with diligence'.
     他劝诫同伴说：“要通过勤奋努力实现自己的目标。”

双语例句

• He exhorted his workers to increase production.
  他力劝自己的工人增加生产。
• The song exhorted them to honour, obey, and support the chief.
  这歌曲激励他们尊敬、服从并支持首领。
• We are constantly exhorted to give 100 per cent – or even a mathematically impossible 110 per cent.
  我们常常被鼓励做到100%完美，甚至110%完美&哪怕这在数学上是不可能的。
• UK citizens are exhorted to take their holidays at home.
  英国劝说本国公民在国内度假。
• I exhorted him not to drink too much.
  我力劝他不要过度饮酒。
• For generations of Americans who grew up exhorted to drink their milk to maintain strong bones, the reports raised troubling questions: Is calcium not so important after all?
  对从小就被劝说要多喝牛奶以维持强健骨骼的几代美国人来说，这些报告引发了一些麻烦的问题：钙是不是其实并不太重要？
• And Judas gathered together the hindmost, and he exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the land of Juda.
  犹大将那些迟迟在后的人集合起来，一路鼓励百姓，直至来到了犹太地。
• South African leaders, at several points, exhorted the crowd to be quiet and to show some discipline.
  有几次，南非的数名领导人曾要求人群安静，控制一下自己的行为。
• The preacher exhorted the audience to good deeds.
  传道者力劝听众行善。
• Mrs Obama has exhorted firms to take action.
  米歇尔敦促各企业采取行动。