persuade
verb[T]
uk/pəˈsweɪd/us/pɚˈsweɪd/B1
to make someone do orbelievesomething by giving them a goodreasonto do it or bytalkingto thatpersonand making thembelieveit:
劝服；说服If she doesn'twantto go, nothing you can say will persuade her.如果她不想去，你说什么也劝不动她。
[+ (that)]It's no usetryingto persuade him(that)you'reinnocent.试图让他相信你无辜是徒劳的。
[+ to infinitive]He istryingto persuadelocalandforeignbusinessestoinvestin theproject.他正在努力说服国内外公司投资该项目。
Using abunchofbananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded themonkeyback intoitscage.动物园管理员用一串香蕉诱使猴子回到了笼子里。
formalThe firstpriorityis to persuade themanagementoftheurgencyof thismatter.首先要考虑的是要让管理层认识到事情的紧迫性。
Herlegaladviserspersuaded herinto/out ofmentioning(= tomention/not tomention)thenamesof thepeopleinvolvedin therobbery.她的法律顾问劝她说出／不要说出参与抢劫的人的名字。
Synonym
talksomeoneintosomething
Opposites
deter
dissuade
Compare
convince
encourage
to persuade someone to do something
- persuadeIf she doesn't want to do it, nothing you say will persuade her.
- convinceThe lawyer convinced the jury of the man's innocence.
- talk someone intoShe managed to talk me into going along.
- talk someone out ofI think I've talked him out of leaving the country.
- dissuadeI tried to dissuade her from leaving.
- cajoleHe really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
- Cleversalesmanshipcan persuade you tobuythings you don't reallywant.
- We only need one moreplayerfor thisgame- can you persuadeyoursistertojoinin?
- I have asuspicionthat he onlyaskedme out because mybrotherpersuaded him to.
- Johnson wasinfluentialin persuading theproducersto putmoneyinto thefilm.
- She used herwomanlycharmsto persuade him tochangehismind.
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- lean
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- soft sell
- urge
- woo
- work onsomething
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom