单词 | convince |
释义 | convince (kənvɪns ) Word forms: convinces , convincing , convinced 1. verb B1 If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists. I soon convinced the jury of my innocence. [VERB noun + of] It is difficult to convince the public of the need for change. [VERB noun that] Synonyms: assure, persuade, satisfy, prove to 2. verb If someone or something convinces you to do something, they persuade you to do it. [mainly US] In January, he convinced her to join him in the Pyrenees. [VERB noun to-infinitive] Collocations: convince a judge In other words, he now has a chance to convince a judge that the government has a case to answer. Times,Sunday Times If it came to court, you would struggle to convince a judge that it was impractical to net off 6ft of lettuces. Times, Sunday Times But can her defence team convince the judge to hear the new evidence? The Sun It would have to convince a judge that all possible alternatives had been properly considered and found unworkable. Times, Sunday Times He will try to convince a judge she should get about 10million. The Sun Perhaps this one might finally convince doubters why he should keep it. The Sun Yet after 160 minutes, they have done little to convince doubters that they can clamber into the same orbit as the leading nations under another regime short on creative thinking. Times, Sunday Times So what better night than this to convince doubters he has the character to become a leader of this team and justify his staggering transfer fee? The Sun The prime minister and his cabinet have to convince doubters that they are on the side of the people. Times, Sunday Times Will that, and the fact that these reductions will be enshrined in the new fiscal responsibility bill, convince doubters? Times, Sunday Times This would be the only way to convince investors to fund projects, he said. Times, Sunday Times But he has found himself pitched into more controversy, backing a merger that failed to convince investors, then touting a revised version. Times, Sunday Times They have some work to do to convince investors they can deliver good returns from the region. Times, Sunday Times However, it took a long time to convince investors, and gilt yields and annuity returns fell back only gradually, encouraging early retirement. Times, Sunday Times The software business will have to convince investors that it can go it alone after a protracted process failed to attract a bidder. Times, Sunday Times A huge challenge will be to convince regulators that electric planes are safe. Times, Sunday Times They also have to convince regulators that their own assumptions about worst-case scenarios are reasonable and that their business model would hold up. Times, Sunday Times It has yet to convince regulators about its provenance. Times, Sunday Times Financial advisers face a crackdown after failing to convince regulators that they are doing enough to stop consumers being harmed by unsuitable advice, investment scams and excessive fees. Times,Sunday Times With 45 academies open out of the target of 400, the concept still has to convince sceptics they are making a difference. Times, Sunday Times It will convince sceptics that the prosecution case was falling apart, and had to be abandoned. Times, Sunday Times Only 5 per cent said they had a bad relationship with the company, which admits that it will need an independent survey to convince sceptics. Times, Sunday Times Psychiatry has had its own battle to convince sceptics of the validity of its theories. The Times Literary Supplement If there was a moment where he bristled, it was when one reporter suggested to him that he may need to convince sceptics that he was truly committed to management. Times, Sunday Times He still has a fair way to go to deliver the kind of returns that convince shareholders. Times, Sunday Times She has vigorously gone in search of skeletons in closets, even while failing to convince shareholders that she has a clear vision for the group. ST If they are to convince shareholders, employees and pensioners, as well as customers, of the merit of the deal, they will have to be more transparent. Times, Sunday Times Companies are better managed, or at least their managers employ better spin doctors to convince shareholders that's the case. Times, Sunday Times After the events of the past week, he and his chairman need to convince shareholders they are completely focused on delivering it. Times, Sunday Times Their economic nonsense failed to convince the electorate that they were a viable alternative. Times, Sunday Times I still need to convince the electorate. Times, Sunday Times Any fewer than about 100 gains will suggest that they still have to convince the electorate that they are ready to form the next government. Times, Sunday Times It has to convince voters that it can be trusted to do it. Times, Sunday Times His main objective will be to convince voters that he can both keep the recovery on track and restore order to the public finances. Times, Sunday Times It was, perhaps, his failure to convince voters that he could redress that wrong that looks like proving his ultimate downfall. Times,Sunday Times The song was broadcast on radio and loudspeaker vans, but failed to convince voters. Times, Sunday Times If he really wanted to convince voters that economic recovery was taking hold, perhaps he should have. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 信服 Japanese: 確信させる |
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