persuading
present participle ofpersuade
| 单词 | persuading |
| 释义 | persuading present participle ofpersuade 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: If she doesn'twantto go, nothing you can say will persuade her. [+ (that)]It's no usetryingto persuade him(that)you'reinnocent. [+ to infinitive]He istryingto persuadelocalandforeignbusinessestoinvestin theproject. Using abunchofbananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded themonkeyback intoitscage. formalThe firstpriorityis to persuade themanagementoftheurgencyof thismatter. Herlegaladviserspersuaded herinto/out ofmentioning(= tomention/not tomention)thenamesof thepeopleinvolvedin therobbery. Synonym talksomeoneintosomething Opposites deter dissuade Compare convince encourage to persuade someone to do something
Urging & persuading
Examplesofpersuadingpersuading In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Increasing tax is the best way ofpersuadingt he population at large t o r educe smoking. From theCambridge English Corpus The issue now was not just citizen competence, butpersuadingcitizens of the viability of democracy in a time of crisis. From theCambridge English Corpus He seemed to think he waspersuadingme about monetary union. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, though some motives are mutually reinforcing, others are contradictory: treating discussion as an opportunity forpersuadingothers, for example, can conflict with educating oneself. From theCambridge English Corpus It also uniquely examines the role that allotment payments played inpersuadingfarmers to invest in tractors and combined harvester-thresher ownership. From theCambridge English Corpus Persuadinglocal inhabitants to give support voluntarily means that guerrillas must either adapt their message to local beliefs, or educate civilians to change their preferences. From theCambridge English Corpus As costs decrease, the percentage of a candidate's budget devoted topersuadingpotential uncommitted voters through television and radio advertising should increase. From theCambridge English Corpus The most effective way ofpersuadingan individual to stop is advice from a health professional. From theCambridge English Corpus It would be on this basis that a theodicy could serve as a means ofpersuadinga non-theist to become a theist. From theCambridge English Corpus It signifies the success of dominant classes inpersuadingothers to accept and internalise their views, values, and norms. From theCambridge English Corpus As a more complex writing task, knowledge-transforming requires writers to engage in the rhetorical act ofpersuadingreaders of their work's value, significance, and credibility. From theCambridge English Corpus They include having a good idea, spending timepersuadingand having an honest broker. From theCambridge English Corpus It is an approach that has been effective inpersuadinga wider readership, but has typically left policy-makers and their scientific and economic advisers cold. From theCambridge English Corpus The editors have done well inpersuadingresearchers with extensive experience with particular techniques to produce the protocols. From theCambridge English Corpus He lectured throughout the country, successfullypersuadingthe public to contribute money. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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