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单词 cajole
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cajoleverb [ I or T ]

uk/kəˈdʒəʊl/us/kəˈdʒoʊl/

to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises:

He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early.
The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Urging & persuading

  • argumentation
  • blag
  • brainwash
  • bring
  • browbeat
  • butter
  • get sth out of sb
  • persuade
  • persuasion
  • preach
  • press-gang
  • prevail on/upon sb
  • proselytize
  • rush sb into (doing) sth
  • sucker sb into sth
  • swing
  • talk sb down
  • talk sb out of sth
  • twist
  • work on sb

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cajoleverb [ T ]

us/kəˈdʒoʊl/

to try to persuade someone to do something by saying things that please the person or make the person feel important:

She is constantly cajoling her fellow citizens to adopt modern ideas and methods.
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