embolden

英 [ɪmˈbəʊldən]

美 [ɪmˈboʊldən]

v.  使增加勇气; 使更有胆量; 使更有信心; 将(文本)变成粗体

过去分词：emboldened　过去式：emboldened　第三人称单数：emboldens　复数：emboldens　现在分词：emboldening　

GRE

BNC.22727 / COCA.16565

牛津词典

verb

• 使增加勇气；使更有胆量；使更有信心
  to make sb feel braver or more confident
  1. Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her.
     他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
  2. With such a majority, the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.
     政府有了这大多数人的支持，才敢推行激进的新政策。
• 将（文本）变成粗体
  to make a piece of text appear in bold print

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使有胆量;使有信心;鼓励
  If youare emboldened bysomething, it makes you feel confident enough to behave in a particular way.
  1. The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition...
     发现自己并未遭到反对，首相渐渐有了信心。
  2. Four days of non-stop demonstrations have emboldened the anti-government protesters.
     持续4天不间断的示威使反政府抗议者士气高涨。

英英释义

verb

• give encouragement to
  Synonym:cheerheartenrecreate

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