encouragement
encouragement to sb
encouragement to do sth
the act of encouraging sb to do sth; something that encourages sb
鼓舞;鼓勵;起激勵作用的事物
a few words of encouragement
幾句鼓勵的話
He needs all the support and encouragement he can get.
他需要所能得到的一切支持和鼓勵。
With a little encouragement from his parents he should do well.
只要父母給點鼓勵,他應該會干得很好。
guilty of sth
having done sth illegal; being responsible for sth bad that has happened
犯了罪;有過失的;有罪責的
The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence.
陪審團裁決被告無罪。
He pleaded guilty to murder.
他承認犯有謀殺罪。
the guilty party (= the person responsible for sth bad happening)
有罪的一方當事人
miracle
奇跡;不平凡的事
an economic miracle
經濟方面的奇跡
It's a miracle (that) nobody was killed in the crash.
撞車事故中竟然沒有一人喪生,這真是奇跡。
It would take a miracle to make this business profitable.
讓這個公司贏利簡直是天方夜譚。
confess
confess to sth
confess to doing sth
to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done sth wrong or illegal
供認,坦白,承認(錯誤或罪行)
She confessed to the murder.
她供認犯了謀殺罪。
After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed.
經過數小時的審問后,嫌疑犯終于招供。