及物动词

1. 鼓励;激励
If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it.

2. 使有希望;使有信心
If someone is encouraged by something that happens, it gives them hope or confidence.

1. spur on

e.g. His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife

2. inspire with confidence
give hope or courage to

3. contribute to the progress or growth of

e.g. I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom

Synonym: promoteadvanceboostfurther