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

• 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。
• The teacher exhorted him to work hard.
  教师谆谆告诫他要用功。
• The preacher exhorted the audience to good deeds. It is none of my talent to preach.
  传道者力劝听众行善。我是一个不善于劝善的人。
• He carried her in his heart; he prayed for and exhorted her, while there was yet time to bring her soul to God.
  他心里装着她；只要还有时间使她的灵魂皈依上帝，他就要规劝她，为她祈祷。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mrs Obama has exhorted firms to take action.
  米歇尔敦促各企业采取行动。
• The general exhorted his troops to stand fast.
  将军告诫其军队立正时要站得直。
• 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？
• "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）。