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exhort someone to do something
collocation
formal
to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something: 激励;规劝;敦促
He exhorted the delegates to fight corruption, bureaucracy, and incompetence.
Concertgoers were exhorted to take public transport to the gig.
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exhort
The government exhorts us to save more for retirement.
The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.典狱长告诫犯人们不要闹事。
He is a former management consultant who found fame exhorting companies to search for excellence.
The Pope exhorted young Catholics to do their part in making a better world.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Urging & persuading
ambulance-chasing
argumentation
badger
be/go on at someoneidiom
blag
blagger
go on
hortatory
hustle
incitation
incitement
influencer
jockey
sucker
sway
unconvinced
unpersuaded
unpersuasive
unsalable
unsaleable
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