persuade

英 [pə'sweɪd] 美[pɚ'swed]

vt. 说服，劝说；使某人相信；劝某人做（不做）某事
vi. 说服；被说服
adj. 空闲的，有闲的

近义词 win convert induce convince over

反义词 dissuade

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英英释义

1. win approval or support for;: "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"

2. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm;: "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

同义词辨析

induce, persuade, urge, convince, counsel, coax

这些动词均有"劝说，劝导，劝诱"之意。

induce：指用讲道理来使某人做某事。

persuade：普通用词，指通过劝说、感情交流等而使对方做劝说者所希望的事。

urge：语气强，指不断地热情地规劝诱导。

convince：指凭行动、事实或言语使他人从思想感情上信服。

counsel：较正式用词，指对一些较重大事情所提出的劝告。有时也用于非正式场合，但仍强调严肃的一面。

coax：指用好话善意或耐心劝诱、哄骗某人做某事。

考试真题

One of the prizes used was a lottery ticket ( ' , 彩票), with a $10, $50 or $100 payout, and this was as effective as a tangible gift in persuading people to eat less.

I was so grateful, " Aarons says, " but I persuaded Pat to let me return the favour in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group.

We want to persuade males to think about career options of going into nursing.

They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions - such as saving more in our pension plans - by changing the default options.

It is the government's responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions.

Advertising informs consumers about the existence and benefits ofproducts and services and attempts to persuade them to buy them.

The Supreme Court is likely to persuade the parties concerned to work out a settlement.

Employers still need to be persuaded that older workers are worth holding on to.

The head technician in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to replace it, but they are trying to cut costs.

But that won't stop inventors from dreaming up new ways to fly and trying to persuade investors to back their sometimes outrageous schemes.

They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions — such as saving more in our pension plans — by changing the default options.

Advertisements persuade us that newer is better and that we will be happier with the latest products.

She began to host "big bosses" lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to contribute to the cause.

She may just need a little persuading.

The purpose of the text is to persuade.

If that happens, passionate consumers would try to persuade others to boycott products, putting the reputation of the target company at risk.

实用场景例句

Try to persuade him to come.: 尽量劝他来。

Please try and persuade her.: 请尽力说服她。

She's always easily persuaded.: 她向来禁不住劝。

I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.: 我搁不住人家的劝说，就参加了比赛。

I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading.: 我相信，劝一劝他就会来的。

It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice.: 很难让他们相信别无选择。

She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living.: 她自认为人生没有价值。

No one was persuaded by his arguments.: 没人相信他的论点。

(formal)I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits.: 我还不能完全信服这个计划的优点。

My husband persuaded me to come...: 我丈夫说服我前来。

We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here...: 我们正在努力劝说制造商在这里销售。

The Conservative Party's victory in April's general election persuaded him to run for President again...: 4月保守党在大选中获胜促使他再次竞选总统。

It was the lack of privacy that eventually persuaded us to move after Ben was born.: 就是因为想要清静，我们最终在本出生后搬家了。

I've persuaded Mrs Tennant that it's time she retired...: 我已经说服坦南特夫人她该退休了。

We had managed to persuade them that it was worth working with us...: 我们已经让他们相信与我们合作是值得的。

You should persuade her to marry you outright.: 你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你.

Can you persuade the manager to stop on?: 你能说服经理继续留任吗 ?

By playing upon the old lady's fears, the criminals were able to persuade her to give them her money.: 罪犯们利用老太太恐惧的心理, 终于使她把钱交了出来.

The method to be used in debates is to present the facts, reason things out, and persuade through reasoning.: 辩论的时候,必须采取摆事实, 讲道理, 以理服人的方法.

Insurance companies try to persuade them to cover themselves against illness or death.: 保险公司努力说服他们为自己生病或死亡投保.

No matter how hard everyone tried to persuade him , he just wouldn't listen.: 不管大家怎么劝说, 他高低不听.

I'm counting on you to persuade her.: 我指望你能说服她.

We were lucky to persuade a famous judge to lend his name to the movement for improving prison conditions.: 我们运气好,说服了一个著名的法官以他的名义支持改善监狱条件的运动.

No matter how hard we tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen.: 任我们怎样劝说, 他也不听.

Can you persuade him out of his foolish plans?: 你能说服他放弃他那愚蠢的计划吗 ?

It needs tactful management to persuade the board into accepting the plan.: 需要运用巧妙的手段才能说服董事会接受这项计划.

He couldn't persuade me into accepting his terms.: 他没能说服我接受他的条件.

It is difficult to persuade the superpowers to disarm.: 要说服超级大国裁军是很难的.

I want to persuade this little girl of mine to go overseas with me.: 我想劝我的小女儿和我一起去国外.

中文词源

persuade 劝说，劝服

per-,完全的，-suad,甜的，词源同sweet,dissuade.引申词义劝说，劝服。

双语例句

1. Somehow, he'd managed to persuade Kay to buy one for him.: 不知用了什么方法，他成功说服凯给他买了一个。

2. Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.: 艾森豪威尔用他的影响力说服国会修改了该项法律。

3. Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America.: 福特从未停止过劝说他返回美国。

4. Will this be enough to persuade Congress to cough up?: 这能说服国会掏钱吗？

5. We had the devil's own job to persuade him to take part.: 我们说服他参加可费了一番周折。

英文词源

persuade: persuade: [16] The -suade element of persuade goes back to Latin suādēre ‘advise, urge’, a descendant of the same Indo-European base (*swād-) as produced English assuage [14], suave [16], and sweet. Addition of the intensive prefix per- produced persuādēre, source of English persuade; while negation of suādēre with dis- has given English dissuade [15].
=> assuage, suave, sweet
persuade (v.): 1510s, from Middle French persuader (14c.), from Latin persuadere "to bring over by talking," (see persuasion). Related: Persuaded; persuading.

词态变化

第三人称单数: persuades;过去式: persuaded;过去分词: persuaded;现在分词: persuading;

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