1、encourage

鼓勵;激勵

When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.

事情進展不順的時候，他鼓勵我說不要放棄。

使有希望;使有信心

Investors were encouraged by the news.

那個消息給了投資者信心。

Mr Blair said he had been encouraged by recent Irish statements about the issue.

布萊爾先生說最近愛爾蘭有關這一問題的申明使他看到了希望。

鼓動；勸說；慫恿

We want to encourage people to go fishing, not put them off.

我們希望鼓勵人們去垂釣，而不是打消他們的熱情。

Herbie Hancock was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age.

赫爾比·漢考克年幼時家人就鼓勵他學音樂。

刺激;助長;促進

a natural substance that encourages cell growth.

促進細胞生長的天然物質

Such secrecy breeds and encourages fear and suspicion.

如此保密的做法滋生并加劇了人們的恐懼和疑慮。

2、confront

(問題、任務或困難)降臨，使面臨

She was confronted with severe money problems.

她面臨嚴峻的資金問題。

Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.

部長們低估了他們所面臨的任務的艱巨性。

勇敢地面對;正視

We are learning how to confront death.

我們正在學習如何直面死亡。

NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.

北約國家被迫正視基本的道德問題。

與…對峙;與…對抗

She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face...

她擠動的人群，與他當面對峙。

They don't hesitate to open fire when confronted by police.

他們遭遇警察時毫不猶豫地開火。