| 词组 | encouraging |
| 释义 | encouraging /ɪnˈkʌrədʒɪŋ, ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ $ ɪnˈkɜːr-/ adjective giving you hope and confidenceadverbsvery/most/highly encouraging The first results look very encouraging. | The response from the public has been most encouraging.extremely/tremendously/immensely encouraging I’m pleased with his progress – it all sounds extremely encouraging.quite encouraging The news so far is quite encouraging.hardly encouraging/far from encouraging (=not at all encouraging) The latest sales figures were far from encouraging.nounsencouraging news There is some encouraging news about the economy.an encouraging sign His breathing was now normal, which was an encouraging sign.encouraging results Scientists are reporting encouraging results from early tests of a vaccine.an encouraging response (=many people have replied) The police have had an encouraging response to their appeals for information.encouraging noises (=say some encouraging things) After making some encouraging noises, they eventually rejected his request.an encouraging start The team had an encouraging start to the season when they won their first two games.an encouraging development Despite these encouraging developments, the situation is still not satisfactory.prepositionsencouraging for sb It is encouraging for students to get nice comments about their work.ANTONYMS → discouraging |
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