cajole
verb[IorT]
uk/kəˈdʒəʊl/us/kəˈdʒoʊl/topersuadesomeone to do something they might notwantto do, bypleasanttalkand (sometimesfalse)promises:
劝诱;哄骗,诱骗He reallyknowshow to cajolepeopleintodoing what hewants.他精于哄骗人们为他做事。
Imanagedto cajole herout ofleavingtoo early.我设法说服了她不要过早离开。
The mosteffectivetechniqueis to cajoleratherthan tothreaten.最有效的方法是劝诱而不是威胁。
Synonyms
coax
inveigleformal
wheedledisapproving
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.
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