con·vince /kənˈvɪns/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitiveT] 1 SUREto make someone feel certain that something is true 使确信;使信服 Her arguments didn’t convince everyone, but changes were made. 她的论点不能说服每个人,但还是引起了一些变化。
convince somebody (that) Baker had to convince jurors that his client had been nowhere near the scene of the murder. 贝克必须使陪审员相信,他的当事人根本不在凶案现场。
convince somebody of something The officials were eager to convince us of the safety of the nuclear reactors. 官员们急于说服我们,核反应堆是安全的。
2 PERSUADEto persuade someone to do something 说服,劝服 SYN persuadeconvince somebody to do something I’ve been trying to convince Jean to come with me. 我一直在设法说服琼跟我一起去。
► 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.