cajoled
past simple and past participle ofcajole
| 单词 | cajoled |
| 释义 | cajoled past simple and past participle ofcajole cajole verb[IorT] uk/kəˈdʒəʊl/us/kəˈdʒoʊl/topersuadesomeone to do something they might notwantto do, bypleasanttalkand (sometimesfalse)promises: He reallyknowshow to cajolepeopleintodoing what hewants. Imanagedto cajole herout ofleavingtoo early. The mosteffectivetechniqueis to cajoleratherthan tothreaten. Synonyms coax inveigleformal wheedledisapproving to persuade someone to do something
Urging & persuading
Examplesofcajoledcajoled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Language, as we have beencajoledinto accepting over recent years, is powerful. From theCambridge English Corpus Should they be manipulated,cajoled, coerced, forced to decide? From theCambridge English Corpus Charles busied himself with important political questions and continually chided andcajoledparliament in the direction he wanted it to go. From theCambridge English Corpus You promised andcajoledand charmed her into telling him to come home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She hadcajoledhim and offered him a bribe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea that they were somehow allcajoledor curtailed in their liberties is not correct. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We did not have to be coerced,cajoledor persuaded into selling council houses or balancing budgets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They can becajoledinto turning up to vote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Having enticed,cajoledand otherwise persuaded our overseas friends to come here, what will be their reaction to that situation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have dreamt of, sponsored, fought, argued andcajoledfor an equity release scheme in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The investment is notcajoled; it comes here because it wants to come here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Its duty is to decide upon legislation and not to becajoledor commanded by any outside body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tribute to your character that you convinced,cajoled, and cautioned agreement where none had seemed possible. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They begged,cajoled, preached and worked until they had gathered together sufficient good will and promised capital to acquire a small property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have done nothing of the sort, though they have been curtailed,cajoled, knocked over the head and then expected to provide better results. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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