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单词 cajole
释义
cajoleca‧jole /kəˈdʒəʊl $ -ˈdʒoʊl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcajole
Origin:
1600-1700 French cajoler ‘to make noises like a bird in a cage, cajole’, from Old North French gaiole ‘birdcage’, from Latin cavea; CAGE1
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
cajole
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycajole
he, she, itcajoles
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycajoled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave cajoled
he, she, ithas cajoled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad cajoled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill cajole
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have cajoled
Continuous Form
PresentIam cajoling
he, she, itis cajoling
you, we, theyare cajoling
PastI, he, she, itwas cajoling
you, we, theywere cajoling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been cajoling
he, she, ithas been cajoling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been cajoling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be cajoling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been cajoling
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Ed cajoled and pleaded, but couldn't get her to change her mind.
  • He managed to cajole Hayden to take part in the program.
  • She cajoles the kids into doing their best.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • All saying the same thing over and over, and pushing and cajoling?
  • He championed, cajoled, fumed and fussed through years of bureaucratic shuffles to save the project.
  • I cajoled John into agreeing then set off to the pet store to select the appropriate creature.
  • She was waiting, he knew, to be courted and cajoled.
  • Teachers tend to cajole, comment, and direct students at every turn.
  • The trade unions are cajoled into issuing a statement that could just be decoded as implying support for further wage restraint.
  • They include people who, by virtue of their position and influence must be persuaded, cajoled, threatened or bought off.
  • They walked a razor edge, with Duane as an unhinged Aguirre, bullying and cajoling Gregg to greater songwriting heights.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
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: · I persuaded her to change her mind.· Do you think you can persuade him to lend us the money?
to persuade someone to do something, especially something they do not really want to do: · Why did I let you talk me into this?· He finally talked her into going on a date with him.
to make someone do something by persuading or asking them: · If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up.· I know how to get you to kiss me.
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: · It would be difficult to convince him to move.
to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think it will be good for them: · Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books.
to have an effect on what someone decides to do: · What influences you to buy clothes?
to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: · I tried to coax him to eat a little.
to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them: · He hoped to cajole her into selling her house.
to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid: · Who put you up to this?
formal to persuade someone not to do something: · How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs?
Longman Language Activatorto gently persuade someone to do something
British /get around American to persuade someone to do something that you want them to do by being very nice to them, making them laugh etc: · I managed to get round him by saying he could borrow my car on Saturday.· She can always manage to get around her dad.
to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them gently for a long time until they agree to do it: · "Oh come on, Vic," she coaxed, "We need you, don't let us down."coax somebody to do something: · The U.S. is trying to coax both sides to take part in talks.coax somebody into doing something: · The children had to be coaxed into coming with us.
informal to say nice things to someone, especially things that are not true, in order to persuade them to do something for you: · You can sweet-talk me all night long, but I'm not going home with you!sweet-talk somebody into doing something: · She sweet-talked him into lending her the money.
to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by being nice to them, praising them etc until they agree to do it: · Ed cajoled and pleaded, but couldn't get her to change her mind.cajole somebody into doing something: · She cajoles the kids into doing their best.cajole somebody to do something: · He managed to cajole Hayden to take part in the program.
to gradually persuade someone to do something by being nice to them, or making promises to themcajole somebody into doing something We do our best to cajole rich countries into helping. see thesaurus at persuade
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