emboldened

英 [ɪmˈbəʊldənd]

美 [ɪmˈboʊldənd]

v.  使增加勇气; 使更有胆量; 使更有信心; 将(文本)变成粗体
embolden的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：emboldened　过去式：emboldened　

COCA.32713

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

adj

• made bold or courageous

双语例句

• His success emboldened him to expand his business.
  他有了成就因而激发他进一步扩展业务。
• Its emboldened our competitors.
  我国的竞争对手感到可以借此壮胆。
• Our will was only emboldened by Mayor Bloomberg's heavy-handed attempt to eradicate Occupy Wall Street;
  布隆伯格市长试图消除占领华尔街运动让我们更加勇敢；
• This emboldened me to ask for more help.
  这使我壮着胆子去请求更多的援助。
• 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。
• 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。
• But some analysts said the move by China and India could be a serious problem if it emboldened airlines from other countries to refuse to comply as well.
  不过有分析人士支出，中国和印度的做法可能成为严重的问题，因为这可能鼓励其他国家的航空公司拒绝遵守规定。
• Emboldened, I yanked the strap of her backpack and then pushed her.
  我壮了壮胆，猛拽她背包的带子，然后往前一推。
• Instead of bringing peace in our time, the Allies merely emboldened an aggressive Germany.
  同盟国没有给我们时代带来和平，而仅仅让好斗的德国胆子越发大起来。
• Their encouragement emboldened him to accept the challenge.
  他们的鼓励使他鼓起勇气接受挑战。