vt. 給 ... 壯膽； 鼓勵

If we fail to make that case effectively, we will weaken already tenuous democratic forces and embolden those in Iraq who seek to foment chaos and instability. 如果我們不能有效地做到這點，我們將削弱本來就已軟弱的民主力量，并給那些企圖制造混亂和動蕩的伊拉克人壯膽。

However, they acknowledged that such a forum could embolden supporters of political reform within the Communist party. 不過，它們承認(rèn)，有這樣一個論壇，可能鼓勵共產(chǎn)黨內(nèi)支持政治改革的人士。