| 词汇 | emboldened |
| 释义 | emboldened past simple and past participle ofembolden embolden verb[ T ] formaluk /ɪmˈbəʊl.dən/ us /ɪmˈboʊl.dən/ to make someone brave: 使有胆量 Emboldened by drink, he walked over to speak to her.他借酒壮胆，走上前去与她搭话。 Synonyms cheer hearten Opposite dishearten Reassuring assure someone of something be/take a weight off your mindidiom calm calm (someone) down consolation console consoling consolingly heartening lift lighten reassurance reassure reassuring set/put someone's mind at rest/easeidiom settle down tabling they should worry!idiom weight you do you idiom Examples of emboldenedemboldened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Knowing that the separation-of-powers insulates them from such legislative overrides, courts may be emboldened to take on a more active role. British politicians felt emboldened by a wider public which, when it considered distant colonists at all, often saw them as ungrateful recipients of metropolitan protection. Emboldened by these successes, as the war was nearing its end, both labor federations announced large-scale organizing drives. Obedience and necessity led me to the theatre; propensity for and the love of this work emboldened me to write. Emboldened loyalist officials expecting corrupt rewards charged a costly bill for their services through lost revenues and chronic debt. The increasing assertiveness of the press emboldened independent journalists to tackle themes previously off-limits, from official corruption to electoral fraud, further eroding the regime's declining legitimacy. Apparently emboldened by the part they played in rolling back fuel price increases adopted in early 1999, in response to a severe macroeconomic crisis, they have strenuously resisted regulatory controls. Backlash is reactive in a conservative dimension (aims to preserve the status quo and resist changes through emboldened opposition). I am emboldened to intervene in the debate for two reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Small evils therefore went unchecked, tyrants became emboldened, then greater evils were unleashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am emboldened to push the point for this reason, too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel emboldened to go ahead with this inquiry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we were right all along and those who did not dare to reveal their true ambitions before are now emboldened to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Emboldened, we go in hot pursuit for further exemption for the small shopkeeper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is particularly dangerous when such people are emboldened by a quantity of alcohol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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