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

• 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？
• And he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the nations, but to remember the help they had before received from heaven, and now to hope for victory from the Almighty.
  劝勉自己的同志，不必害怕外邦人的攻击，只该怀念昔日从天上赐予他们的援助，深信此时全能者也必赐给他们胜利。
• The premier exhorted an economic reform.
  总理呼吁实行经济改革。
• Eg. the chairman exhorted the party workers to action.
  主席敦促党的工作人员采取行动。
• 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。
• The general exhorted his troops to stand fast.
  将军告诫其军队立正时要站得直。
• They had been exhorted to action.
  已经告诫他们采取行动。
• UK citizens are exhorted to take their holidays at home.
  英国劝说本国公民在国内度假。
• The preacher exhorted the audience to good deeds.
  传道者力劝听众行善。
• Both public and private institutions are exhorted to be more forthcoming about their operations, funding, and governance.
  公共和民间机构都被要求更多地提供有关其运作、资金来源和管理状况的信息。