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exhortation
noun[ C or U ]
formaluk /ˌeɡ.zɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌeɡ.zɔːrˈteɪ.ʃən/
the act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something: 激励;规劝;督促
Despite the exhortations of the union leaders, the workers voted not to strike.
exhortation toThe book is essentially an exhortation to religious tolerance.这本书基本上是在劝导宗教宽容。
The exhortations to use public transport more have been ignored.
His message is an exhortation to believers to fight for the truth.
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This commission doesn’t have any power beyond exhortation.
Corporations are spending money on metaphors and feel-good exhortations, not relevant training.
Despite exhortations to stay out of the sun, millions will develop skin cancer this year.
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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