英语词汇“coax”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

coax

(koʊks )

Word forms: coaxes , coaxing , coaxed

1. verb

If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.

Start trying to coax the rabbit out of its hutch. [VERB noun preposition]

The government coaxed them to give up their strike. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

[Also VERB noun]

2. verb

If you coax something such as information out of someone, you gently persuade them to give it to you.

The police officer talked yesterday of her role in trying to coax vital information from the young victim. [V n + out of/from]

She can coax agreement from even the most stubborn people. [V n out of/from n]

3. verb

If you coax a machine or device into doing something, you make it work by operating it very slowly and gently.

He would stride on stage then proceed to coax the sweetest possible sounds out of his violin. [VERB noun preposition]

He was delighted to coax the monoplane to 330 m.p.h. [VERB noun preposition]

Translations:

Chinese: 劝诱

Japanese: 説得する

单词	coax
释义	coax (koʊks ) Word forms: coaxes , coaxing , coaxed 1. verb If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it. Start trying to coax the rabbit out of its hutch. [VERB noun preposition] The government coaxed them to give up their strike. [VERB noun to-infinitive] [Also VERB noun] 2. verb If you coax something such as information out of someone, you gently persuade them to give it to you. The police officer talked yesterday of her role in trying to coax vital information from the young victim. [V n + out of/from] She can coax agreement from even the most stubborn people. [V n out of/from n] 3. verb If you coax a machine or device into doing something, you make it work by operating it very slowly and gently. He would stride on stage then proceed to coax the sweetest possible sounds out of his violin. [VERB noun preposition] He was delighted to coax the monoplane to 330 m.p.h. [VERB noun preposition] Translations: Chinese: 劝诱 Japanese: 説得する
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