| 单词 | persuade |
| 释义 | persuade (once / 100 pages) v If you get talked into something, you've been persuaded. If your friends try to persuade you to swan-dive into a dangerous ravine, it's time to find some new friends. To persuade is to get your way — win the argument, convince the group to see your favorite movie, get your parents to let you borrow the car. You persuade with language, with a carefully constructed argument, and with the strength of your conviction. The word is sometimes used tongue-in-cheek to describe the very opposite of a carefully worded argument. A movie gangster might "persuade" people with the gun he keeps tucked in his pocket. WORD FAMILYpersuade: persuadable, persuaded, persuader, persuades, persuading, persuasible, persuasion, persuasive+/persuadable: unpersuadable/persuaded: unpersuaded/persuader: persuaders/persuasion: persuasions/persuasive: persuasively, persuasiveness, persuasivest, unpersuasive/unpersuasive: unpersuasively, unpersuasiveness USAGE EXAMPLESHaber discovered that was necessary as a catalyst to break the bonds between air's nitrogen atoms and persuade them to bond with hydrogen instead. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) When the government ended tuition aid for inmates, she helped persuade local colleges to offer affordable courses. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) I worked all my life to become young — no, you can’t persuade me to get old I will die twenty seven — New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase! Ant|Hypo|Hyper deter, dissuade turn away from by persuasion hustle pressure or urge someone into an action bring around, bring roundcause to adopt an opinion or course of action badgerpersuade through constant efforts sellpersuade somebody to accept something chat uptalk to someone with the aim of persuading him talk intopersuade somebody to do something rope indraw in as if with a rope; lure blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedleinfluence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering convert, convince, win overmake (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something brainwashpersuade completely, often through coercion assureassure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence charm, influence, temptinduce into action by using one's charm prevailuse persuasion successfully dragpersuade to come away from something attractive or interesting tempttry presumptuously soft-soappersuade someone through flattery bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbindattract strongly, as if with a magnet reassuregive or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain browbeat, bully, swaggerdiscourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate disarmmake less hostile; win over cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner 2v win approval or support for Syn|Hyper carry, sway carry win in an election act upon, influence, work have and exert influence or effect |
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