動(dòng)詞 exhort:

1. urge on or encourage especially by shouts
   同義詞：cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, pep up
2. force or impel in an indicated direction
   同義詞：urge, urge on, press

1. He often exhorts Mary to work harder.
   他經(jīng)常勉勵(lì)瑪麗要更加努力工作。
2. The chairman exhorted the party workers to take action.
   主席敦促黨的工作人員采取行動(dòng)。

ex.hort

v.（動(dòng)詞）
ex.hort.ed,ex.hort.ing,ex.horts
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal:
力勸：用強(qiáng)烈、令人刺激的爭(zhēng)論、勸告、意見(jiàn)或懇求來(lái)激勵(lì)：
例句：
exhorted the troops to hold the line.See Synonyms at urge
勸說(shuō)部隊(duì)保持方向參見(jiàn) urge

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To make urgent appeal.
懇請(qǐng)：做激勵(lì)的懇求

來(lái)源：
Middle English exhorten
中古英語(yǔ) exhorten
from Latin exhort3ro
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) exhort3ro
ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-
ex- [強(qiáng)調(diào)的前綴] *參見(jiàn) ex-
hort3ro [to encourage] * see gher- 2
hort3ro [鼓舞] *參見(jiàn) gher- 2

【引伸】
exhort.er
n.（名詞）