embolden

1. V-T If you are emboldened by something, it makes you feel confident enough to behave in a particular way. 使有膽量; 使有信心

The president was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition. 發(fā)現(xiàn)自己沒(méi)有受到任何反對(duì)，該總統(tǒng)漸漸有了信心。

Four days of non-stop demonstrations have emboldened the anti-government protesters. 連續(xù)四天不間斷的示威活動(dòng)給反政府抗議者們壯了膽。