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单词 coax
释义
coax
verb[T]
uk
/kəʊks/us
/koʊks/
topersuadesomeonegentlyto do something or gosomewhere, by beingkindandpatient, or byappearingto be:
哄劝；哄骗；劝诱
Perhaps you could coaxyourfatherintotakingyou to thestation.也许你能花言巧语说服父亲带你去车站。
Amotherwas coaxing herreluctantchildinto thewater.一位母亲正在哄劝不情愿的孩子下水。
a coaxingvoice诱哄的口气
Synonyms
cajole
inveigleformal
wheedledisapproving
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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tomanageto get something to do something, or something tohappen, by being verypatientand takinggreatcare:
Stemcellsare coaxedtogrowinto avarietyofcellsto beinjectedintopatients.
She coaxed theplanein for thelanding.
More examples
  • Officershelpedcoax him down from theroofwith theassistanceofcenterstaff.
  • He has coaxedlawenforcementagenciesintoagreeingto the newprotocol.
  • Researchers have coaxedclonedrhesus macaqueembryostogrowto the blastocyststage.
  • Maintaining aproperalkalinityplusfrequentwettinganddryingcyclescan coaxsoiltoretainmorecarbondioxide.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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
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Paying attention and being careful

Related words

coaxing
coaxingly

Phrasal verb

coaxsomethingout ofsomeone
(Definition ofcoaxfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
coax
verb[T]
uk
/kəʊks/us
/koʊks/
topersuadesomeonegentlyto do something or gosomewhere, by beingkindandpatient, or byappearingto be
哄劝；哄骗；劝诱
Perhaps you could coaxyourfatherintotakingyou to thestation.也许你能花言巧语说服父亲带你去车站。
He has someinformationIwant, so I'm going totryto coax itout ofhim over adrink.他知道一些我想要的消息，所以我要设法在喝酒时从他那里套出来。
Amotherwas coaxing herreluctantchildinto thewater.一位母亲正在哄劝不情愿的孩子下水。
a coaxingvoice诱哄的口气

coax| American Dictionary

coax
verb[T]
us
/koʊks/
totrytopersuadesomeone to do something bygentlyaskingorpatientlyencouragingtheperson:
He’lltalkif you coax him.
(Definition ofcoaxfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcoax

coax
They were in no way coaxed by the military.
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Where the moderates coaxed, appeased and conciliated, the radicals preferred to cajole, to threaten and to force.
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Here we concentrated on whether the infant could be coaxed into giving the spatula to the stranger, and simply rated whether this occurred.
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This means that if central guidelines are to be implemented, lower levels of government must be coaxed or forced to comply.
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Enmeshed family processes that emotionally pull orcoaxchildren into family problems may amplify the impact marital conflict has on children's sense of security.
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With regard to agricultural biotechnology, institutions and incentives must be developed tocoaxprivate companies to focus their efforts on poor developingcountry farmers.
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The former is the more "archaeological," in that researchers have not tried tocoaxparticular pattern productions.
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He gracefully coaxes us to abandon a cherished belief: that our actions revolve around willfulness within the conscious universe of the brain/mind.
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Some operators are better at coaxing the machine than others.
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As doers actively involved in coaxing machines into doing our bidding, we appreciate the problem.
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They can only knock and ring bells tocoaxher out to perform for her eager public.
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Here, the visual landscape is a veneer, a thin edge drawn over the piled debris of the past that still thwarts attempts tocoaxthe land into fertility and growth.
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These cells have the ability not only to proliferate in bone but tocoaxosteoblasts and osteoclasts to produce factors within the bone microenvironment that further stimulate cancer cell growth.
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Evocatively silhouetted in profile, as artist and instrument seemed for an extended moment to fuse into a single entity, he coaxed some husky, blues-inflected tunings at pianissimo levels.
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For example, can manipulative mutants producing high quantities of signal be isolated and shown to benefit, at least at low frequency, from coaxing extra cooperation from their neighbours?
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