encourage; foster; abet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to encourage the growth of; to foster; to abet (usually of something negative)
Typically used in negative contexts to describe encouraging undesirable trends, behaviors, or attitudes. The subject is often an action or attitude that indirectly supports negative development.
Gū姑
xī息
qiān迁
jiù就
，
shì势
bì必
zhù助
zhǎng长
bù不
liáng良
fēng风
qì气
de的
màn蔓
yán延
。
Indulgence and accommodation will inevitably encourage the spread of unhealthy trends.
Fù父
mǔ母
de的
nì溺
ài爱
zhǐ只
huì会
zhù助
zhǎng长
hái孩
zi子
de的
rèn任
xìng性
。
Parents' spoiling will only encourage their children's willfulness.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
gū姑
xī息
de的
tài态
du度
zhù助
zhǎng长
le了
fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
de的
xiāo嚣
zhāng张
qì气
yàn焰
。
This accommodating attitude has encouraged the criminals' arrogance.
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
jí及
shí时
zhì制
zhǐ止
，
jiù就
děng等
yú于
zhù助
zhǎng长
le了
zhè这
zhǒng种
wāi歪
fēng风
xié邪
qì气
。
If it is not stopped in time, it amounts to encouraging this unhealthy tendency.