1PERSUADE[uncountableU] the act of persuading someone to do something 说服,劝服
After a little gentle persuasion, Debbie agreed to let us in.
好言劝说了几句后,黛比就同意让我们进去了。
It had taken a great deal of persuasion to get him to accept.
费尽了口舌才让他接受。
She used all her powers of persuasion (=skill at persuading people) to convince Tilly that it was the right thing to do.
她使尽浑身解数,才劝服蒂莉应该那么做。
2[countableC] formalBELIEVE a particular type of belief, especially a political or religious one 〔尤指政治或宗教的〕信仰,信念
political/religious persuasion
We need people with talent, whatever their political persuasions.
我们需要有才华的人,无论他们的政治信仰如何。
politicians of all persuasions
信仰各异的政治家
3of the ... persuasionformalTYPE of a particular type – often used humorously…种类的,…派别的〔常为幽默用法〕
an ancient bed of the iron persuasion
古旧的铁床
Examples from the Corpus
of the ... persuasion• A couplesummers ago, there was a really good team consisting of players who were all of the Caucasian persuasion.• I mean, not just a Euro-Communist or of the pinkish persuasion.• For example, those who like expenditure on libraries and the arts can reside with others of the same persuasion.• That in turn would have necessitated the appointment of enough peersof the Liberal persuasion to acquiesce in abolition.• For example, one of the techniquesof persuasionavailable to late Anglo-Saxon kings was that of harrying. 1041 saw a pretty example.• What price a higher handicap for those of us of the bow-legged persuasion.
gentle persuasion• We believe it will take more than just gentle persuasion to bring an end to over-specification and waste.• The first victim was packagingbuyer, , who agreed, after a little gentle persuasion, to be covered with foam.• Into Water I believe that to conquerfear of water, gentle persuasion is the best tack.
1persuading勸說ADJECTIVE | VERB + PERSUASION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤gentle溫和的勸說➤a little有一點兒說服◇I think with a little persuasion we can get her to come here.我認為,我們只要稍微勸勸她,就能說動她來這裏。VERB + PERSUASION➤use採用勸說手段◇I had to use a little gentle persuasion to get her to agree.我不得不溫和地勸了她一會兒她才同意。➤need, take需要勸說◇She didn't need much persuasion.她不需要太多的勸說。➤be open to可以接受游說◇She is uncertain of what she wants and is open to persuasion.她拿不準自己想要什麼,願意聽聽別人的說法。PHRASES➤the art of persuasion游說的藝術◇She is very charming, and skilled in the art of persuasion.她很有魅力,而且很懂得如何說服別人。➤a means of persuasion說服手段◇He will use every means of persuasion to make her stay.他將使用一切手段說服她留下。➤sb's powers of persuasion某人的說服力◇I used all of my powers of persuasion to get Jay to come back.我使出所有本事勸傑伊回來。persuasion
noun²
2set of beliefs信仰ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤political, religious政治/宗教信仰➤sexual性取向◇discrimination on the grounds of a person's sexual persuasion基於性取向的歧視PHRASES➤of all, different, varying, etc. persuasions持各種信仰的、持不同信仰的等◇The meeting is open to people of all political persuasions.持任何政治信仰的人都可以參加這個會議。➤of... persuasion信仰⋯;持⋯信條◇He was basically of liberal persuasion.他基本上持自由派的觀點。➤of every persuasion持各種信仰的◇young people of every persuasion持各種信仰的年輕人