con·vince /kənˈvɪns/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitiveT]1 SUREto make someone feel certain that something is true 使確信;使信服Her arguments didn’t convince everyone, but changes were made. 她的論點不能說服每個人,但還是引起了一些變化。
convince somebody (that)Baker had to convince jurors that his client had been nowhere near the scene of the murder. 貝克必須使陪審員相信,他的當事人根本不在兇案現場。
convince somebody of somethingThe officials were eager to convince us of the safety of the nuclear reactors. 官員們急於說服我們,核反應堆是安全的。
2 PERSUADEto persuade someone to do something 說服,勸服 SYN persuadeconvince somebody to do somethingI’ve been trying to convince Jean to come with me. 我一直在設法說服瓊跟我一起去。
► see thesaurus at persuade convince somebody of something• He'll try to convince you of Mitchell's innocence.
convince somebody to do something• Kevin convinced Lee Ann to go to the country club dance with him.