| 单词 | work on someone |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to try to persuade or influence (someone) She's working on her dad to give her the money for the trip. Synonyms persuade My husband persuaded me to come. influence The conference influenced us to launch the campaign. manipulate sway Don't ever be swayed by fashion. put pressure on coax After lunch she coaxed him into talking about himself. lean on cajole It was he who cajoled the actor into making the film. soften up put the squeeze on someone (informal) twist someone's arm (informal) Additional synonymsin the sense of cajole Definition to persuade by flattery It was he who cajoled the actor into making the film. Synonyms persuade, tempt, lure, flatter, manoeuvre, seduce, entice, coax, beguile, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal), inveiglein the sense of coax Definition to persuade (someone) gently After lunch she coaxed him into talking about himself. Synonyms persuade, cajole, talk into, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal), prevail upon, inveigle, soft-soap (informal), twist (someone's) arm, flatter, entice, beguile, allurein the sense of influence Definition to persuade or induce The conference influenced us to launch the campaign. Synonyms persuade, move, prompt, urge, counsel, induce, incline, dispose, arouse, sway, rouse, entice, coax, incite, instigate, predispose, impel, prevail upon Nearby words of |
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