TOEIC多益專欄:常考單字 encourage - 空中美語部落格

TOEIC多益專欄:常考單字 encourage

    

My teacher encouraged me to join school clubs in order to explore my interests.

句子中的主要動詞是encourage,意思是什麼呢?

準備TOEIC 考試的詞彙,記得一定要連同單詞的用法一起背下來喔!

 

encourage的發音是[ɪnˋkɝɪdʒ] :鼓勵的意思

用法:encourage sb. to V

💬 The manager encouraged his employees to eat lunch at their desks to increase their working time, but they all complained.

(經理鼓勵員工在自己的辦公桌上吃午餐以增加工時,但員工們全都有怨言。)

 

encourage的相反詞discourage表示「打消某人的念頭」

用法:discourage sb. from + V-ing

💬 The sight of the heavy rain discouraged Janet from going outside.

(看見下大雨讓Janet打消了外出的念頭。)

 

 


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