1.〈正式〉壮胆子;鼓励,给...壮胆
1.<formal>to give someone more confidence to do something
1.The outcome will further polarise Ecuador's politics, by emboldening both the president and the opposition.
投票结果给总统和反对派都起了鼓励作用，这会进一步使厄瓜多尔的政治走上极端。
2.By and large, police shied away from intervening, emboldening more women to join the movement.
警察基本上没有干预，使得更多妇女壮起胆子参加抗议。
3.Starting in 1990, democracy freed the Romanian spirit, but emboldening that spirit and accomplishing true change was not easy.
1990开始，民主意识解放了罗马尼亚人的思维，但要根本的改，其实并不容易。
4.Purple took off in a surprisingly big way in menswear last year, emboldening some designers to get more aggressive about color.
去年紫色曾令人吃惊地在男装中大行其道，鼓舞着一些设计师继续大胆尝试在色彩上做文章。