新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

persuade

英  [pəˈsweɪd]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • persuades , persuading , persuaded

    1[T 及物动词] 说服

    If you persuade someone to do something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it.

    近义词

    convince , cajole , urge

    反义词

    dissuade

    双语例句

    例:

    My husband persuaded me to come.

    我丈夫说服我来的。

    例:

    We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here.

    我们正试图说服制造商们在这里销售。

    2[T 及物动词] 引发(某人采取行动)

    If something persuades someone to take a particular course of action, it causes them to take that course of action because it is a good reason for doing so.

    双语例句

    例:

    It was the lack of privacy that eventually persuaded us to move after Ben was born.

    正是因为缺少隐私,我们最终在本出生后搬了家。

    3[T 及物动词] 使相信

    If you persuade someone that something is true, you say things that eventually make them believe that it is true.

    近义词

    convince

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    We had managed to persuade them that it was worth working with us.

    我们已经设法使他们相信和我们共事是值得的。