释义 |
[ kohks ] / koʊks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coax ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused. to obtain by coaxing: We coaxed the secret from him. to manipulate to a desired end by adroit handling or persistent effort: He coaxed the large chair through the door. Obsolete. - to fondle.
- to fool; deceive.
verb (used without object)to use gentle persuasion. Origin of coax11580–90; v. use of cokes fool (now obsolete), perhaps variant of coxcomb OTHER WORDS FROM coaxcoaxer, nouncoax·ing·ly, adverbhalf-coaxing, adjectivehalf-coax·ing·ly, adverb un·coaxed, adjectiveun·coax·ing, adjective Words nearby coaxcoattails, coat-trailing, coat tree, Coatzacoalcos, coauthor, coax, coaxial, coaxial cable, cob, cobaea, cobalamin Definition for coax (2 of 2)[ koh-aks, koh-aks ] / koʊˈæks, ˈkoʊ æks /
Origin of coax2First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coaxThe congregation was warm, friendly, and welcoming—traits, he says, he later came to believe they used to coax members in. Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST And of course Baelish materialized (at just the right moment) to save Sansa and coax Lysa away from the ledge. Game of Thrones’ Ep. 7 ‘Mockingbird’ Recap: Conscious Coupling (and Uncoupling)|Andrew Romano|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even after all the heroes are gone, it lays dormant, waiting for light to coax it out of the shadows. Homestar Runner, Trogdor the Burninator, and the Birth of the Internet|Rich Goldstein|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST So instead of tapping into spare capacity, Uber had to coax new capacity into being. Stop Whining About Uber’s Surge Pricing|Daniel Gross|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He tried to coax the distraught girl out of silence, inquiring about her school and family life, but her replies were clipped. How One Sex Abuse Case Tore Apart the Williamsburg Hasidim|Allison Yarrow|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Another policeman tried to coax me to drive the team down to the police station. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail|Ezra Meeker They are bound to have it guarded, an' we've got to coax him out somehow. Hopalong Cassidy|Clarence E. Mulford And so the men tried to coax the animals to the edge of the cliff. The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp Men are a good deal like pintos; some you can coax and some you can bully, but they all of 'em buck at the first gate. The Fifth Ace|Douglas Grant What we want is to coax them critters ter come within easy distance, and then we'll give 'em pepper. Indian and Scout|F. S. Brereton
British Dictionary definitions for coax (1 of 2)
verbto seek to manipulate or persuade (someone) by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc (tr) to obtain by persistent coaxing (tr) to work on or tend (something) carefully and patiently so as to make it function as one desireshe coaxed the engine into starting (tr) obsolete to caress (tr) obsolete to deceive Derived forms of coaxcoaxer, nouncoaxingly, adverbWord Origin for coaxC16: verb formed from obsolete noun cokes fool, of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for coax (2 of 2)Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to coaxwheedle, cajole, tease, induce, entice, tempt, barter, flatter, influence, importune, inveigle, soothe, hook, beguile, allure, decoy, pester, wangle, blandish, urge |