2018年中考英语核心词汇第225词——encourage（新增）

encourage。各位同学，大家好！

今天是我们每日一词的第225个单词！

Slow down to go fast!

今天的核心词汇是encourage [ɪn’kʌrɪdʒ; en-]

vt. 鼓励

搭配：

encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人去做某事

sb. be encouraged to do sth. 被鼓舞去做某事

派生：

encouragement n. 鼓励

encouraged adj. 受到鼓舞的

disencouraged adj. 气馁的

经典例句：

1. I want to thank everyone who has encouraged and supported me.

我想感谢哪些鼓励过我并且支持我的人们。

2. Jim was encouraged to begin playing the guitar by his father.

Jim在他父亲的鼓励下开始弹吉他。

熟词生义：

1. 怂恿，劝诱，劝告；刺激，煽动，激起：

e.g. Don’t encourage her laziness by doing things for her.

2. 激发；促进(成长等)，助长：

e.g. Poverty often encourages crime.

遇见真题：

Around the world sick adults and c (84) fill lonely hospital rooms. They may have an illness or need to be c (85) for. A dog’s friendly eyes and warm paws(爪子) may be just what the doctor ordered to encourage them and help them heal (治愈).

(2014年武汉中考真题阅读理解填词）

A young man on her team seemed to understand what she was going through. “He walked up to me and whispered,’ Come on. You can do that. “‘

“You will never understand how those words of encouragement made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness. ” She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she can’t remember.

68.A young man came over and said four words to her because____.

A. four words were easy to remember

B.it was hard for her to understand more words

C. nobody else was willing to help her

D. he knew she needed to be encouraged

(2016武汉市四调阅读理解C篇）

Get busy living or get busy dying!!!