| 词组 | persuade |
| 释义 | persuade /pəˈsweɪd $ pər-/ verb [T] to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do itverbstry/attempt to persuade sb If you say you’re leaving, he’ll try to persuade you to stay.manage to persuade sb (=succeed in persuading someone) I finally managed to persuade her to go out for dinner with me.fail to persuade sb He had failed to persuade voters to vote for him.adverbsfinally/eventually persuade sb They eventually persuaded her to change her mind.gently persuade sb See if you can gently persuade him to go to the doctor.be easily persuaded They were easily persuaded to sell the land.prepositionspersuade sb into (doing) sth He managed to persuade her into getting in his car.phrasesan attempt to persuade sb There was no attempt to persuade him to reconsider.let yourself be persuaded into doing sth Don’t let yourself be persuaded into buying things you don’t want.THESAURUS: persuade talk sb into (doing) sth to persuade someone to do something, especially something they do not really want to do: Why did I let you talk me into this? | He finally talked her into going on a date with him. get sb to do sth to make someone do something by persuading or asking them: If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up. | I know how to get you to kiss me. convince to persuade someone that they should do something, because it is the best or the right thing to do: It would be difficult to convince them to change their decision. | I managed to convince him that I knew marginally more about the subject than he did. encourage to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think it will be good for them: Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books. influence to have an effect on what someone decides to do: Several factors are likely to influence this decision. | You must not let me influence you - it's your choice. coax to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: I tried to coax him to eat a little. | She didn't want to come out at first, but I succeeded in coaxing her into it. cajole /kəˈdʒəʊl $ -ˈdʒoʊl/ to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them: He hoped to cajole her into selling her house. put sb up to sth to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid: Who put you up to this? dissuade formal to persuade someone not to do something: How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs? | See if you can dissuade him from going. |
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