per·suade /pəˈsweɪd $ pər-/ ●●● S3 W2 verb [transitiveT] 1 PERSUADEto make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it 说服,劝服persuade somebody to do something I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a drink with me. 我终于说服她跟我出去喝一杯。
persuade somebody into doing something Don’t let yourself be persuaded into buying things you don’t want. 别禁不住别人的劝说,买些不想要的东西。
try/manage/fail to persuade somebody I’m trying to persuade your dad to buy some shares. 我正在尽力说服你爸爸买些股票。
attempt/effort to persuade somebody Leo wouldn’t agree, despite our efforts to persuade him. 尽管我们努力想说服利奥,但他还是不同意。
little/a lot of/no persuading He took a lot of persuading to come out of retirement (=it was hard to persuade him). 好说歹说才劝得他同意复出。
He was fairly easily persuaded. 他很轻易就被说服了。
2 PERSUADEto make someone believe something or feel sure about something 使相信,使信服 SYN convince I am not persuaded by these arguments. 我不相信这些论点。
persuade somebody (that) She’ll only take me back if I can persuade her that I’ve changed. 只有让她相信我已经改变,她才会跟我重归于好。
persuade somebody of something McFadden must persuade the jury of her innocence. 麦克法登必须让陪审团相信她是无辜的。
THESAURUSpersuade to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it 劝说,说服I persuaded her to change her mind. 我说服她改变了主意。
Do you think you can persuade him to lend us the money? 你觉得你能够说服他把钱借给我们吗?
talk somebody into (doing) something to persuade someone to do something, especially something they do not really want to do 说服某人做某事〔尤指不愿意做的事〕Why did I let you talk me into this? 我为什么会被你说动了做这件事?
He finally talked her into going on a date with him. 他最终说服了她和他约会。
get somebody to do something to make someone do something by persuading or asking them 劝说[要求]某人做某事If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up. 如果我们拦不到出租车,我就让乔来接我们。
I know how to get you to kiss me. 我知道怎样让你吻我。
convince to persuade someone that they should do something, because it is the best or the right thing to do. Some British speakers think this use is incorrect, and prefer to use persuade 说服,劝说〔部分英国人认为这种用法不正确,他们倾向于用persuade〕It would be difficult to convince him to move. 劝他搬家很难。
encourage to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think it will be good for them 鼓励,激励Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books. 应鼓励儿童阅读各种各样的书籍。
influence to have an effect on what someone decides to do 影响,对…起作用What influences you to buy clothes? 你会受什么影响去买衣服?
coax to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly 哄,劝诱I tried to coax him to eat a little. 我试着哄他吃一点东西。
cajole /kəˈdʒəʊl $ -ˈdʒoʊl/ to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them 劝诱,哄骗He hoped to cajole her into selling her house. 他希望能哄得她把房子卖了。
put somebody up to something to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid 鼓动某人做某事〔指错事或傻事〕Who put you up to this? 是谁怂恿你这么做的?
dissuade formal to persuade someone not to do something 劝阻How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs? 你用什么办法劝阻年轻人不要尝试吸毒?
persuade somebody to do something• I tried to persuade Freddie to see her.
persuade somebody (that)• She'll only take me back if I can persuade her that I've changed.