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

• 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。
• The teacher exhorted him to work hard.
  教师谆谆告诫他要用功。
• And he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the nations, but to remember the help they had before received from heaven, and now to hope for victory from the Almighty.
  劝勉自己的同志，不必害怕外邦人的攻击，只该怀念昔日从天上赐予他们的援助，深信此时全能者也必赐给他们胜利。
• The general exhorted his troops to stand fast.
  将军告诫其军队立正时要站得直。
• 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。
• Mrs Obama has exhorted firms to take action.
  米歇尔敦促各企业采取行动。
• I've given her every chance, I have exhorted her to repent, she is an evil woman.
  我已经给了她一切的机会。我告诫她痛改前非，她真是个邪恶的女人。
• They had been exhorted to action.
  已经告诫他们采取行动。
• Seizing a broom, the prime minister exhorted his compatriots to sweep away the rubbish that is a blight on public spaces, not to mention a health hazard.
  莫迪抓着扫帚，告诫他的同胞要扫掉垃圾，它们是公共场所的祸患，更不用说还危害健康。
• He exhorted his workers to increase production.
  他力劝自己的工人增加生产。