| 单词 | convince |
| 释义 | convince (once / 89 pages) v "How again was it that you convinced me to do this?" the boy said to his friend before they jumped out of the plane on their first sky dive. Convince means to talk someone into something, or win someone over. A person convinces by making an argument—you can convince your parents to let you go to the movies by promising you'll do all your homework the next day. A thing can convince as well. The cash prize convinced me to enter the contest. The threat of failure convinced the kids to study. WORD FAMILYconvince: convinced, convinces, convincible, convincing+/convinced: convincedly, unconvinced/convincing: convincingly, convincingness, unconvincing/unconvinced: unconvincedly/unconvincing: unconvincingly USAGE EXAMPLESDeadly riots the following year in China’s far west left authorities even more convinced that it was time to step up their controls over society. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) He added, “We kind of tell them, ‘It’s your job to convince them.’” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “It’s over,” Gruden said, almost as if he needed to convince himself. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) v make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product Syn|Hypo|Hyper convert, win over disarm make less hostile; win over persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm |
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