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 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。
• They had been exhorted to action.
  已经告诫他们采取行动。
• The teacher exhorted him to work hard.
  教师谆谆告诫他要用功。
• "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）。
• The general exhorted his men to fight bravely.
  将军激励他的士兵要勇敢作战。
• The general exhorted his troops to stand fast.
  将军告诫其军队立正时要站得直。
• 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。
• Pointing to the fragments, the couple is always exhorted to guard jealously the sacred relationship into which they have entered.
  面对这些玻璃碎，就是劝诫一对新人要极力保守他们神圣的夫妻关系。
• 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。