1BELIEVEmaking you believe that something is true or right 有说服力的,使人信服的
convincing evidence of his guilt
证明他有罪的有力证据
wholly/utterly/totally etc convincing
Courtenay played the role in an utterly convincing way.
考特尼把这个角色演得非常有说服力。
2.convincing victory/winWINan occasion when a person or teamwins a game by a lot of points 压倒性的胜利/获胜
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convincing victory/win• Letshope for a convincing win.• Then, leading 12-4, Hall took three points running for a convincing victory.• Let's start preparing for a convincing win against Sheffield Utd.• Pasok by-electionvictory Pasok secured a convincing victory in a by-election in the AthensBdistrict on April 5.• After a convincing win in game 1 Kasparov fell prey to overconfidence, losing games 4 and 5.• If not a thoroughly convincing victory it furtherestablishesMason in the heavyweightdivision and his career will now take definiteshape.• It is the convincing win the Ducks needed, and Jody is more relieved than happy.
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convincing• Nor is the other allegedprehistoric routeway, the A432, any more convincing.• I didn't find any of their arguments very convincing.• Jurors thought the defence's arguments were very convincing.• The hon. Gentleman is not a very convincingadvocate of the policies of youth.• No one seemed able to give a convincinganswer to my question.• There is convincingevidence that smoking causes heartdisease.• There is no convincing evidence that the tax cut will produce new jobs.• Eliot's argument, never entirely convincing in its own age, had by the 1940s ceased to convincealtogether.• The first reasonably reliable and convincinglearningtask for Drosophila involved training them using just this sense of smell.• Investigators have not found a convincingmotive for the crime.• Archeologists found convincingproof that the Vikings had landed in North America.• The most convincingrecentestimaterecords a fall in that proportion from 77 percent in 1905 to 61 percent in 1916.• Lets hope for a convincingwin.
wholly/utterly/totally etc convincing• Each has something to commend it and yet each in turn is not totally convincing.• In the role of every woman's ideal gynaecologist, he was utterly convincing.• It's foolproof, watertight, totally convincing.• Rhianon's account, I think, is wholly convincing.• During this stage you are seeking to make the report utterly convincing and readable.• They provide a wholly convincing study of the way white Rhodesians were weakened by their own propaganda.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look, seem, sound有說服力;看上去令人信服;似乎有說服力;聽起來令人信服▸➤find sth覺得⋯有說服力◇I found his argument pretty convincing.我認為他的論據相當有說服力。➤make sth使⋯令人信服◇Details make your story more convincing.細節描寫會讓你的故事更可信。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常有說服力▸➤completely, thoroughly, totally, utterly完全令人信服;十分有說服力▸➤hardly, not altogether, not entirely, not wholly幾乎沒有說服力;不完全令人信服▸➤far from, not remotely遠不能令人信服;一點兒也不令人信服◇He was far from convincing as a leader.作為一個領導,他遠不能令人信服。➤enough, sufficiently足以令人信服◇She produced a convincing enough performance as the wronged wife.她把那個被冤枉的妻子演得非常像。
convincing ♦︎ compelling ♦︎ persuasive ♦︎ strong ♦︎ forceful ♦︎ cogentThese words all describe an argument, opinion or evidence that is expressed firmly and clearly so that sb believes it is true.这些词均表示论据、观点或证据令人信服的、有说服力的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达令人信服的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a convincing / compelling / persuasive / strong / forceful / cogent argument◆convincing / compelling / persuasive / strong / cogent evidence◆a convincing / compelling / persuasive / strong / cogent reason / case◆a convincing / compelling / cogent explanation◆very convincing / compelling / persuasive / strong / forceful / cogent◆extremely convincing / compelling / persuasive / strong■convincing kənˈvɪnsɪŋ (of an argument, a reason or evidence) that makes sb believe that sth is true(论据、理由或证据)令人信服的,有说服力的◆This explanation is not entirely convincing.这个解释不完全令人信服。◆She sounded very convincing to me(= I believed what she said).我觉得她的话很有说服力。OPPunconvincing ⇨ unlikely2▸convincingly
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◆Her case was convincingly argued.她的辩词很有说服力。■compelling [usually before noun] (especiallywritten) very convincing令人信服的;很有说服力的◆The new studies provide compelling evidence in support of these concepts.新的研究为这些概念提供了很有说服力的支持证据。NOTE辨析 Convincing or compelling?Compelling is slightly stronger than convincing. Things can seem/sound/look convincing, with just a slight suggestion that things may not be exactly as they seem. Compelling is usually used before a noun and leaves no room for any doubt that sth is true. * compelling比convincing语气稍强。可以用seem/sound/look convincing(似乎/听起来/看上去有说服力)句式,暗示事物也许和看上去不太一样。compelling通常用于名词前,强调事物的真确性不容置疑。■persuasivepəˈsweɪsɪv; NAmEpərˈsweɪsɪv(of an argument, reason, etc. or a person) able to persuade sb to believe or do sth(论据、理由等或人)有说服力的,令人信服的◆Advertising relies heavily on the persuasive power of imagery.广告很大程度上靠的是图像的说服力。◆He can be very persuasive.他有时很会说服人。▸persuasively
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◆They argue persuasively in favour of a total ban on handguns.他们以雄辩的论据支持全面禁用手枪。■strong(of an argument, a reason or evidence) difficult to attack or criticize(论据、理由或证据)难以辩驳的,确凿的◆You have a strong case for getting your job back.你有充分的理由要求复职。◆There is strong evidence of a link between exercise and a healthy heart.有充分证据证明锻炼有益于心脏健康。OPPweak ⇨ unlikely2■forceful(of opinions or arguments) expressed firmly and clearly in a way that makes other people believe them(观点或论据)有说服力的◆The minister launched a forceful defence of the policy.部长对政策作了有说服力的辩护。■cogentˈkəʊdʒənt; NAmEˈkoʊdʒənt (formal) (of an argument, a reason or evidence) expressed firmly and clearly in a way that influences what people believe(论据、理由或证据)有说服力的,令人信服的◆His criticisms still seem cogent today as they did twenty years ago.他的评论至今仍有说服力,一如二十年前一样。