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

• 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）。
• He exhorted his workers to increase production.
  他力劝自己的工人增加生产。
• 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。
• 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？
• They had been exhorted to action.
  已经告诫他们采取行动。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。