| 单词 | coax |
| 释义 | coax (once / 791 pages) 1v 2n When you coax someone, you try to convince him gently, with pleasant words and maybe a little flattery. You’ll have to be patient, as you can’t rush someone you’re trying to coax. When you coax, you have to be nice about it – you can’t threaten or force. You put on a little charm and gently urge, so that the person or thing is happy about being coaxed. You might coax the runaway elephant back into the zoo by patting her gently and talking into her ear. If you wake up with a terrible bedhead, you might coax your hair back into place with the help of a little hair gel and a comb. WORD FAMILYcoax: coaxed, coaxer, coaxes, coaxing+/coaxer: coaxers/coaxing: coaxingly, coaxings USAGE EXAMPLESGOP leaders may need these lawmakers to advance on replacement legislation; coaxing them to a middle ground might not be possible. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) She wept as friends coaxed her from the scene. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) He prodded and coaxed and constantly pushed for a confession. Seattle Times(Dec 17, 2016) 1 v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper blarney, cajole, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle soft-soap persuade someone through flattery browbeat, bully, swaggerdiscourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm n a transmission line for high-frequency signals Syn|Hypo|Hyper coax cable, coaxial cable ethernet cable any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets cable, line, transmission line a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
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