overencourage
verb [ T ] (also over-encourage) uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/
过度鼓励
to encourage someone or something too much
They overencourage their children in order to try to compensate for their own difficult childhood experiences.
She was greatly encouraged (perhaps over-encouraged) by the success of her first performance. 第一次演出的成功使她深受鼓舞(也许是过度的鼓舞)。
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- We don't want to overencourage high spending at this economically unstable time.
- Some tutors overencourage their students and others overcriticize them.
- If you over-encourage them, you may create false hopes of achievement.