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overencourage
verb[ T ]
(alsoover-encourage)uk /ˌəʊ.vər.ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/
to encourage someone or something too much: 过度鼓励
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）。
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.
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