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

WORD ORIGINconvince

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin convincere ‘to prove untrue, convict, prove’, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + vincere ‘to defeat’

VERB TABLE

convince

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	convince
	he, she, it	convinces
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	convinced
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have convinced
	he, she, it	has convinced
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had convinced
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will convince
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have convinced

Continuous Form
Present	I	am convincing
	he, she, it	is convincing
	you, we, they	are convincing
Past	I, he, she, it	was convincing
	you, we, they	were convincing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been convincing
	he, she, it	has been convincing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been convincing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be convincing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been convincing

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

How many more deaths will it take to convince the authorities of the need to test drugs more thoroughly?
I had tried to convince my company's president that these ideas were viable.
I knew it would be hard to convince my father, because he wanted me to go to university.
In the end she convinced the jury of her innocence.
Our new policy on tax reform will certainly help the economy. The only problem will be convincing the voters.
The discovery of a body finally convinced Mrs Hayes that her son was dead.
The government is trying to convince the public that it's getting tough on corruption.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Another passenger convinced her to leave the plane, which was quickly filling with a choking smoke.
But the result has convinced financial markets that the day of the euro is postponed.
I can't remember what he said to convince me, but I obeyed his request.
I did not have to convince her.

THESAURUS► persuade

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?

► talk somebody into (doing) something

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.

► get somebody to do something

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.

► convince

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.

► encourage

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.

► influence

to have an effect on what someone decides to do: · What influences you to buy clothes?

► coax

to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: · I tried to coax him to eat a little.

► cajole

to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them: · He hoped to cajole her into selling her house.

► put somebody up to something

to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid: · Who put you up to this?

► dissuade

formal to persuade someone not to do something: · How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs?

Longman Language Activatorto make someone sure about something► convince

to make someone sure about something, especially when this is difficult to do: · Our new policy on tax reform will certainly help the economy. The only problem will be convincing the voters.convince somebody (that): · The discovery of a body finally convinced Mrs Hayes that her son was dead.· I had tried to convince my company's president that these ideas were viable.convince somebody of something: · How many more deaths will it take to convince the authorities of the need to test drugs more thoroughly?

to persuade someone that something is true, right, or good► convince

to make someone feel completely sure that something is true or right, especially when they doubted it before: · I knew it would be hard to convince my father, because he wanted me to go to university.convince somebody (that): · The government is trying to convince the public that it's getting tough on corruption.convince somebody of something: · In the end she convinced the jury of her innocence.

► persuade

to make someone believe that something is true or right, especially when they doubted it before: persuade somebody (that): · He eventually managed to persuade me that the documents were genuine.· After this accident, it will be difficult for the government to persuade people that nuclear power stations are safe.persuade somebody of something: · We want to persuade them of the value of diplomacy and talks to resolve disputes.

► satisfy

to give enough information to make someone in authority believe that something is true: · Her explanation failed to satisfy the jury.satisfy somebody (that): · Applicants will have to satisfy the committee that they are suitable for the job.be satisfied with/that (=accept something as true): · The police said that they were satisfied with his story and let him go free.

► win somebody over

to persuade someone to support your ideas or opinions, by making them believe that you are right, or by being nice to them: · He could not be won over by bribes or promises.win somebody over/win over somebody: · Cochran's arguments won over the jury.win sb over to: · Doctors who saw her work were quickly won over to her methods.

► bring/talk somebody round

British /bring somebody around American to persuade someone to change their opinion so that they agree with you, especially by spending a long time talking to them and giving them reasons why you are right: · At first my parents didn't like the idea, but I think I've managed to bring them round.· I'll have to talk my mother round, but I'm sure she'll say yes.bring/talk sb round to: · In the end I brought him around to my point of view.

► convert

to change someone's opinion or beliefs about something, so that they begin to like it or believe it is right: · I didn't use to like Indian food, but Cathy's converted me.convert somebody to something: · Concerns about cruel farming methods converted her to vegetarianism.

► win hearts and minds

to persuade a lot of people or most people to support what you are doing and believe that it is right - used especially in political contexts: · It's no use giving people short term sweeteners - what we have to do is to go out there and win hearts and minds.· If they succeed in winning the hearts and minds of the ethnic minorities here, they should sweep into power at the next election.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► convincing character

(=seeming like a real person)· The characters were totally convincing.

► convincing/compelling evidence

(=making you feel sure that something is true)· The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.

► a convincing/credible explanation

(=one that you can believe is true)· The author fails to provide a convincing explanation for the main character’s motives.

► a plausible/convincing story

· She tried to think up a convincing story to tell her parents.

► a convincing win

especially British English (=a win by a large amount)· Scotland cruised to a convincing win over Ireland.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► entirely

· I am entirely convinced that Joseph Kosuth has never seen work by Claudio Parmiggiani either actually or in reproduction.· Other critics were positive but not entirely convinced.· Perhaps she still isn't entirely convinced.· Although I am not entirely convinced by the contents of the motion, I agree with parts of it.· Even the fashion world is not entirely convinced by the rehabilitation of fur-wearing.· This is not an entirely convincing explanation either, but there is little else that can be suggested.· They've got the one in hospital down as Hans-Heinz Lemke, but they aren't entirely convinced.· This explanation is not entirely convincing.

► firmly

· I am firmly convinced that it was Harold Wilson's poor judgement in relation to certain advisers that damaged his record as Prime Minister.

► more

· Woman-centred psychologists are more convinced of the value of separate working.· This time out, though, it took a bit more convincing than usual.· Curiously, it is more convincing than Daniel Meadows's essay in photo-journalism.· Virtual reality can be that much more convincing when the user is freed from the headset.· By this time city staff members were even more convinced that the area was unsuitable for rehabilitation.· But as he walked, he became more and more convinced that he would also have to tell him about Surere.· Pareto was more convinced that authority is simply a matter of fraud rather than self-justification by the elite.

► totally

· We do not seek for all to be totally convinced.

NOUN► argument

· It was this argument which convinced the coroner, Nicholas Gardiner.· These arguments would not convince a student of natural selection.· Surely, five hundred years of argument have convinced most reasonable people of the vacuity of this debate.· But the arguments did not convince.· After a long argument she convinced the guard we weren't tourists and that climbing was still allowed in the area.

► government

· At home, a series of scandals has convinced voters that the government is no longer listening to them.· For example, you might be convinced that government bureaucracies are inefficient because a specific agency handled your inquiries so ineptly.· The central goal, however, is convincing voters that government programs are not the enemy, but rather our friend.· I am not yet convinced that the Government have the policies to counter inflation.· We Raika are trying to convince government to set up armed posts along the migration route to protect us.· We are not convinced that the Government pay enough attention to quality.· It may yet be possible to convince manufacturers, governments and the public that energy saving is worthwhile for its own sake.

VERB► become

· I began to feel insecure about my job as a printer, and became convinced that my girlfriend would leave me.· Ludwig became convinced that he might find evidence of borna virus in humans expressing abnormal behavior.· Eventually in 1950, the Army became convinced that Soviet rocket research was taking place and mobilized Von Braun.· He had become convinced that there were severe limits to philosophy.· Galton had become convinced that Lamarckism was ineffective because the character of each individual is rigidly determined by inheritance.· Eventually, more and more of us became convinced that working on lesbian and gay rights issues would actually strengthen the movement.· The revolutionary intelligentsia became fanatically convinced of its own exclusive moral and intellectual superiority.· Only later did he become convinced that they were really there in the set itself.

► fail

· Here again he failed to convince his liege.· President Kim failed to convince his opposition that he meant to consult with them freely in order to ride these twin tigers.· It went through several mutations, but he failed to convince his publisher of its commercial viability.· McMahon had failed to convince the manager on his five previous appearances.· Birch fails to convince me that a more traditional theology could not do the job.· And his job could be threatened if he fails to convince delegates that Britain's economic crisis is not his fault.· Those who fail are convinced that a horde of Undead emerge from portals which magically open in the tapestries.· As a killer punch this fails to convince.

► manage

· With humility she managed to convince her husband that she was obedient to his every wish.· He creates disorder and manages to convince people only he can resolve it.· She even managed to convince the man that she'd been sent by Roman to inspect the goods.· But she manages to convince Todd that he is the one for her.· But Jimmy manages to convince Ron to think more sensibly.· If he hadn't managed to convince her during the past eighteen years, he was unlikely to succeed this morning.· They become so blinded by adoration they manage to convince themselves their child has qualities of genius.

► need

· Bragg says that universities urgently need to convince academics that popularising research is respectable.· Uncle Michael continued, as if I needed further convincing.· Many general practitioners still need to be convinced that their views will be listened to and where appropriate acted on.· In some ways, I needed that glimpse to convince myself that he was really dead.· Until then, I need to be convinced that they are truly superior.· We need to convince both the parent and the child that there is something attractive to offer.· This, in turn, will help us to build up the evidence we need to convince our audiences.

► remain

· I would like to hope that these are teething troubles, but I remain to be convinced.· The participating States remain convinced of the need to preserve the national scientific potential of countries in transition.· But many dealers remain convinced that the mark has peaked against both sterling and the dollar.· She remained convinced, against all the evidence, that she represented a lucrative investment.· Federal officials remain convinced air bags are still needed.· But Phil Lenton, assistant divisional officer for Nupe, remains to be convinced.· Combined Fleet nevertheless remained convinced that it must take the offensive somewhere as soon as possible.

► seem

· The research on owls seems to have convinced a number of oil palm companies.· But one month of Dwayne Hosey seemed to convince the Red Sox that he was their starter.· It was late afternoon, she had to keep reminding herself, even though her body-clock seemed stubbornly convinced it was bedtime.· The police seem convinced that some one forced him off that bridge.· It seemed impossible to convince him that anyone was in any danger.· And whatever I try to tell them, they seem convinced I am a part of it.· The majority of those who had an opinion to give now seemed convinced that Menzies was innocent.· Braxton always seems most convincing in small-group formats-anything from solo to quartet or quintet.

► try

· I try to convince myself that it's conditioning, the poor boy and his fears of success.· We tried to convince our-selves that she could manage a quick and complete recovery.· He walked heavily beside her, trying to convince himself that Francesca had not seen them.· Uncle Michael had tried to reassure and convince.· Was there any point in even wasting her breath trying to convince him?· She also said James McDougal tried to convince her to testify against Clinton also.· No, of course he wouldn't, she tried to convince herself.· Most of us try to convince ourselves that the law will be amended within several years.

WORD FAMILYadjectiveconvinced ≠ unconvincedconvincing ≠ unconvincingverbconvinceadverbconvincingly ≠ unconvincingly