動詞 encourage:

1. contribute to the progress or growth of
   同義詞：promote, advance, boost, further
2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
3. spur on

1. Peter, my English teacher, never fails to encourage us to study hard.
   我的英文老師彼得總是鼓勵我們要好好用功。
2. High prices for farm products encouraged farming.
   農(nóng)產(chǎn)品價格的提高有助于農(nóng)業(yè)。
3. Her success encouraged me to try the same thing.
   她的成功鼓勵我試做同樣的事。

en.cour.age

v.tr.（及物動詞）
en.cour.aged,en.cour.ag.ing,en.cour.ag.es
To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence; hearten.
鼓勵，鼓舞：以希望、勇氣或信心等鼓舞；使振作
To give support to; foster:
給予支持；鼓勵：
例句：
policies designed to encourage private investment.
為鼓勵私人投資而擬訂的政策

To stimulate; spur:
激勵；促進：
例句：
burning the field to encourage new plant growth.
焚燒原野以促進新植物生長

來源：
Middle English encouragen
中古英語 encouragen
from Old French encoragier
源自 古法語 encoragier
en- [causative pref.] * see en-
en- [使役詞前綴] *參見 en-
corage [courage] * see courage
corage [勇氣，膽量] *參見 courage

【引伸】
encour.ager
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>encourage,animate,cheer,embolden,hearten,inspiritThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to.:
這些動詞所共有的中心意思是.將勇氣、靈感及決心賦予.：
例句：
encouraged the student to enter the competition;
鼓勵學生參加競賽；

例句：
played patriotic music to animate the troops;
演奏愛國樂曲以鼓舞士氣；

例句：
a visitor cheering the patient with his presence;
一出現(xiàn)就使病人振作快樂起來的來訪者；

例句：
was emboldened to sing for the guests;
壯起膽量以便為客人演唱；

例句：
praise that heartened us;
激勵我們的溢美之辭；

例句：
a half-time pep talk that inspirited the weary team. discourage
使疲乏隊員們振作起來的中場休息時間所做的鼓舞士氣的講話 discourage