cajoling
present participle ofcajole
| 单词 | cajoling |
| 释义 | cajoling present 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
Examplesofcajolingcajoling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In these circumstances, the effort required to get them to day care involvedcajolingand persuasion. From theCambridge English Corpus To achieve this, the editors must have put in a huge amount of work,cajoling63 authors into putting their work into a uniform style. From theCambridge English Corpus Official policy, however, continued to advocate persuasion and gentlecajoling. From theCambridge English Corpus Cajolingis replaced by hectoring. From theCambridge English Corpus Beneath the principals stood thousands of petty dictators who sought to preserve their own difficult position by opportunistic behaviour (wheeling and dealing) and bycajolingtheir underlings in turn. From theCambridge English Corpus Ultimately, with committees working flat out - and complaints about impossible personal schedules and sloppy legislation abounding - central leaders succeeding incajolingcommittees to meet their deadlines. From theCambridge English Corpus We have beencajolingand bullying that law in the law courts for many years and getting perverse rulings from juries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That sometimes result in ceaselesscajolingof the tenant to get out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe that ifcajolingand coaxing industry is not effective, we must be prepared to consider alternative methods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that we shall hear less oratory,cajolingand lecturing and receive a little more assistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For individual citizens, there has been little more than encouragement, piecemeal energy efficiency grants or other forms ofcajolingdesigned to inspire voluntary activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever tactic is used—begging,cajoling, threatening—it is ineffective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is only so much that can be done bycajoling, shouting and encouraging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There comes a time for integration, whencajolingand when persuasion are not enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They persuade sportsmen—sometimes kidding them, sometimescajoling—that they will perform better if they fill their bodies with unspeakable chemicals. 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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