下面两个短语意思不同:
a steel work
钢制品
a steel works
钢铁厂
steel, embolden, encourage
这组词都有“刺激,鼓舞”的意思。它们的区别在于:
1.encourage是指对意志薄弱的人或缺乏经验的人加以“鼓舞,鼓励”等,其宾语后面可接带to的动词不定式,也可接介词in＋名词短语。
2.embolden指给人壮胆,强调给予足够的勇气去做想做的事。例如:
She smiled and this emboldened him to speak to her.她微微一笑,这使他壮起胆来跟她说话。
3.steel强调变得坚强、坚定或冷酷,能忍受疼痛、苦难或侮辱等。例如:
He steeled himself to tell her about her father's death.他硬起了心肠把她父亲的死讯告诉了她。
I had steeled myself to brazen it out, though I was trembling inwardly.
我虽然内心在战栗,但是硬着头皮想挨过去.
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He steeled himself against the blow that he could see coming.
他准备咬紧牙关来面临即将到来的打击.
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Dauntless in spirit, they became steeled through hardship.
他们不屈不挠, 在艰苦的生活中锻炼得更加坚强了.
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She had steeled herself for the Olympics in entire life.
整个一生,她已做好思想准备来参加奥运会.
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He steeled his heart against the sufferings of the poor.
他硬起心肠对穷人们的苦痛不表同情.
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The tyrant is steeled against the miseries of his subjects.
这个暴君对人民的疾苦不闻不问.
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He straightened his tie and steeled himself for the meeting.
他理直领带,打起精神去参加会议.
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She steeled her heart against pity.
她使自己变得心如铁石.
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Not by nature courageous, he had steeled himself to conspicuous acts of rare courage.
他生性并不勇敢, 但是他硬逼着自己作出了卓越而罕见的英勇行为.
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She steeled herself with light laugh.
她轻笑一声狠下心来.
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He steeled his heart ( himself ) against their sufferings.
他对他们的苦痛硬下心肠.
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She steeled herself against the blow that she could see coming.
她使自己坚强起来以承受她所看得到的即将到来的打击.
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He steeled himself for the blow.
他使自己坚强起来,经得起打击.
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He steeled his heart and went out.
他硬起心肠走开了.
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I steeled my heart against their sufferings.
我对他们的苦难无动于衷.
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