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

• The general exhorted his men to fight bravely.
  将军激励他的士兵要勇敢作战。
• And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
  犹大和西拉也是先知，就用许多话劝勉弟兄，坚固他们。
• 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。
• Mr Obama has repeatedly exhorted the need to act to curb global warming but has done little to put his words into action.
  奥巴马曾多次宣称有必要采取行动遏制全球变暖，但迄今没有拿出多少实际行动。
• Mrs Obama has exhorted firms to take action.
  米歇尔敦促各企业采取行动。
• "He exhorted his crews to take a good night's rest, wind up their family affairs, and make their wills"( Washington Irving).
  “他劝告船员在晚上要好好地休息，结束家庭事务并且立好遗嘱”（华盛顿·欧文）。
• Middle managers at Toyota Motor have a new plan to revive sales and morale at the flagging car company: between now and March, some 2,200 of them will be exhorted to buy a new vehicle.
  丰田汽车（ToyotaMotor）中层经理人员为振兴衰退中的汽车销售和士气，提出一项新的计划：从现在开始到三月份，将建议中层经理人员大约2200人购买新车。
• UK citizens are exhorted to take their holidays at home.
  英国劝说本国公民在国内度假。
• Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
  他到了那里，看见神所赐的恩，就欢喜，劝勉众人，立定心志，恒久靠主。
• He exhorted his workers to increase production.
  他力劝自己的工人增加生产。