单词embolden
v.: 鼓励；〈正式〉壮胆子
网络: 使大胆；使有胆量；给……壮胆
使增加勇气；使更有胆量；使更有信心:
to make sb feel braver or more confident
将（文本）变成粗体:
to make a piece of text appear in bold print
〈正式〉壮胆子;鼓励,给...壮胆
第三人称单数：emboldens
现在分词：emboldening
过去式：emboldened
v.encourageheartenbuoy upbolsterreassure
v.discourage
President Bush says opposition demands to pull U. S. troops out of Iraq by October would embolden the enemy.
布什总统说反对者在十月份之前美军从伊拉克撤军的要求将会助长敌人的气焰。
"If one state recognizes gold as a valid currency, I think it would embolden people not just in other states but in Washington, " he said.
“如果一个国家承认为有效的货币黄金，我想会助长人们不仅在其他国家，但在华盛顿，”他说。
However, they acknowledged that such a forum could embolden supporters of political reform within the Communist party.
不过，它们承认，有这样一个论坛，可能鼓励共产党内支持政治改革的人士。
Boehner referred to Democrats as Defeatocrats, going on to accuse the minority of helping embolden terrorists.
提到民主党是失败党，进一步指责他们帮助恐怖分子鼓起勇气。
And they will embolden the Taliban into thinking that, after eight years of flea-bites, the American dog is about to roll over.
同时上述这些不良后果会使塔利班变得更加大胆，以至于他们会认为，经过8年的跳蚤般啃咬，美国这只大狗即将要倒下了。
He rejects a timetable for a troop withdrawal because he says that would embolden the enemy and make America appear weak.
他拒绝了撤军时间表，因为他表示这将使敌人气焰嚣张，而使美国显得软弱。
The stakes are high: failure would not only bring back the Taliban and al-Qaeda, but embolden jihadists around the world.
这里风险也很高：失败不仅会让塔利班和基地组织卷土重来，同时也会使全世界的伊斯兰圣战主义者深受鼓舞。
But it may embolden other countries to consider action against the European trading scheme. Airbus declined to comment.
但此举可能鼓励其它国家考虑针对欧洲的碳排放交易机制采取行动。空客不愿置评。
But China, the world"s largest exporter, fears that the U. S. victory could embolden other countries to block more Chinese shipments.
但作为世界上最大的出口国，中国担心美国的此次胜利将鼓动其他国家对更多的中国商品设定限制。
And, above all, the rising level of fatalities may tilt sentiment, and embolden politicians, against the war.
最重要的是，死亡水平的上升可能使态度改变，使政治家有胆量反对战争。