2[transitiveT]HOPE to make someone feel more hopeful when they are worried 鼓励;安慰
By late afternoon there came news that cheered them all.
傍晚时分传来了使大家都备受鼓舞的消息。
Government policy towards higher education contains little to cheer university students.
政府的高等教育政策没有让大学生感到有什么希望。
3cheer somebody ↔ onphrasal verbphr vCONFIDENTto shoutencouragement at a person or team to help them do well in a race or competition 〔在比赛中〕为…加油,为…打气
They gathered round the swimming pool and cheered her on.
他们聚集在游泳池边为她加油。
Examples from the Corpus
cheer on• Pay attention to your fellowworkers' accomplishments. Cheer them on.• We didn't half cheer him on.• Knots of spectators were there to cheer me on aggressively, and by 10 miles I had caughtPeter.• The crowd is cheering us on and it certainly flows down to the field.• The whole restaurantcheered me on as I fought my way out into the night.• They serenaded the rapevictiminside, cheering a brother on as if it were a football game.• There they would line Hollins Hill as the walkers toiled up and cheer them on their way.• At their side, cheering them on, was the new journalistic team of Joseph and Stewart Alsop.
4cheer upphrasal verbphr v
a)HAPPYto become less sad, or to make someone feel less sad (使)高兴起来,(使)振作起来
Cheer up! The worst is over.
振作起来!最坏的情况已经过去了。
They cheered up when they saw us coming along.
他们看到我们来了,就高兴了起来。
cheer somebody ↔ up
Here’s a bit of news that will cheer you up.
有个消息会让你振奋起来的。
You both need cheering up, I think.
我想你们两个都需要振作起来。
b)cheer something ↔ up to make a place look more attractive 装饰,装点
I bought some posters to cheer the place up a bit.
我买了些装饰画把这地方布置得更漂亮点。
Examples from the Corpus
cheer up• I tried to cheer him up by telling a joke.• Cheer up! It's not that bad.• Cheer up! It's not the end of the world.• Cheer up, Mandy - the insurance will cover most of the damage.• Cheer up, Phil! It's only a game, and you can't win every time.• Cheer up, Phil. You'll find another job.• As a clown he visitslocalhospitals to cheer upsick children.• You'd better get dressed and cheer up. The guests are coming any minute.
—cheeringadjectiveadj
cheering news
鼓舞人心的消息
Examples from the Corpus
cheer• The men stiffened up to the color line, chargedforward with a cheer, and drove back the enemy.• Nabers asks the seniors to come up with a cheer to break the huddle.• Each remark is greeted by laughter and cheers and applause.• Let's all give a big cheer for the newly marriedcouple! Hip, hip, hooray!• Probably the biggest cheer of the evening was for General Powell.• The rise in U.S. exports is certain to bring cheer to manufacturers.• A deafeningcheer rose from the crowd as the band walked onto the stage.• Uncle Hamish was already rising from his seat, looking positively twinkly with health and good cheer.• A great cheer went up when the first goal was scored.• An ironiccheerarose from the crowd round the bar.• A startledcheererupted from the crowd.• The cheer, "Go Lions Go!" could be heard for over half a mile.• The cheering went on for ages as the victoriousathletes ran around the track.• Then they raised their hands in the air and gave three cheers.• Three cheers for the next Governor of Nebraska!• The audience filled the theater with cheers.• We ate them with cheer in the grace of confinement.
good cheer• Proceed with caution and good cheer, all Libras.• The handsome, smiling face exuded confidence and good cheer.• Uncle Hamish was already rising from his seat, looking positively twinkly with health and good cheer.• And despite their efforts at good cheer, the atmosphere in the dang now was somber.• The men had gone to bed in a raremood of good cheer but were abruptly awakened in the early morning hours.• All that semblance of seasonalgood cheer.• On both their parts, it seems, the good cheer was a facade for the benefit of the other.• A bundle of black walked toward her, round, bobbing, and bubbling with good cheer.
cheer• At the end, the whole audience stood up clapping and cheering.• It's the seventhdefeat for Gloucestershire in eight limited over matches, nothing to cheer about.• Hundreds of area students cheered and screamed as the presidentappeared on the outdoor stage.• Although he arrived around midnight, the streets were lined with thousands who cheered and waved as his limousinesped by.• Kay McGovern rose to his feet, cheering appreciatively when the performance ended.• Fans began to cheer as the teams entered the stadium.• They identified your ten ships right away and cheered back.• Investors were cheered by news of the merger.• I saw the way the crowd cheered for him, and I thought, "I want to be like that!"• The speaker was cheered loudly when he called for a totalban on nuclearweapons.• He claimed he needed to cheer on his son in a local boxingtournament.• Thousands of people lined Broadway to cheer the Yankees and celebrate their World Seriestriumph.• All the mums and dads come to cheer their kids on.• The audience were now on their feet, cheering wildly.• But Norman Lamont can not cheer yet.
Origincheer1
(1200-1300)Old Frenchchere“(expression on) the face”, perhaps from Late Latincara, from Greekkara“head”