embolden
embolden 英 [ɪmˈbəʊldən] 美 [ɪmˈboʊldən]
vt. 使有胆量，使大胆
进行时:emboldening 过去式:emboldened 过去分词:emboldened 第三人称单数:emboldens 名词复数:emboldens
- To embolden someone is to inspire them. You might embolden your brother to try out for a play by enthusiastically praising his singing and dancing abilities.
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- vt. 使有胆量，使大胆
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1. The danger, or one danger, is that nuclear weapons embolden their possessors to take risks, especially at committing lower levels of aggression.
真正的危险或说危险之一，是核武器的拥有者会更大胆地冒险，特别是低强度的攻击性行为。
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2. (Applause.) We will not set an artificial timetable for leaving Iraq, because that would embolden the terrorists and make them believe they can wait us out.
我们不会人为地制订一个撤离伊拉克的时间表，因为那样会给恐怖主义分子壮胆，让他们以为他们可以坐等我们离开。
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3. People who have some sort of frustration, they have some sort of debt they want to settle – when they hear about what goes on somewhere else, it helps embolden them.
一些人受了某种类型的挫折或者他们有着某种类型要偿还的债务 - 当他们听到了别的地方发生了什么事情，这些事情就为他们壮胆。
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