| 单词 | persuade |
| 释义 | persuade (pəʳsweɪd ) Word forms: persuades , persuading , persuaded 1. verb B1 If you persuade someone to do something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it. My partner persuaded me to come. [VERB noun to-infinitive] We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here. [VERB noun to-infinitive] They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up. [VERB noun to-infinitive, be VERB-ed] Synonyms: talk (someone) into, urge, advise, prompt persuader Word forms: persuaders countable noun All great persuaders and salesmen are the same. 2. verb 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. The Conservative Party's victory in April's general election persuaded him to run for President again. [VERB noun to-infinitive] It was the lack of privacy that eventually persuaded us to move after Ben was born. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 3. verb B2 If you persuade someone that something is true, you say things that eventually make them believe that it is true. I've persuaded Mrs Tennant that it's time she retired. [VERB noun that] We had managed to persuade them that it was worth working with us. [VERB noun that] Derek persuaded me of the feasibility of the idea. [VERB noun + of] Synonyms: convince, satisfy, assure, prove to persuaded adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE that] He is not persuaded of the need for electoral reform. [+ of] I remain persuaded that the decisions we made last year were broadly right. Collocations: persuade the government It wants to persuade the government to make this a legally binding commitment and so avoids recommending severe restrictions on high-carbon activities, such as flying. Times, Sunday Times We also strongly support the efforts of other organisations to persuade the government to reduce the business rates burden on their members by re-evaluating the outdated methodologies of the system. Times,Sunday Times Markers want to persuade the government to reopen talks on an overhaul of the baccalaureate from 2021, with a shift towards more continuous assessment and less dependence on final exams. Times, Sunday Times Your article highlights the disadvantages of the current system: losing 80m in vehicle tax annually - 45m more than two years ago - should persuade the government to bin such expensive bureaucracy. Times, Sunday Times The board reckoned it should be able to persuade the government to pay more than last year's 1 billion in bonuses, they added. Times, Sunday Times Many regions created a holiday atmosphere around polling stations, offering cheap food, concerts, flowers and prize draws to persuade voters to turn out. Times, Sunday Times We are the only party to oppose new nuclear power stations, but we need to persuade voters that we have a credible alternative. Times, Sunday Times He also has to persuade voters to press their senators to back the cap-and-trade plan to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. Times, Sunday Times First, he must persuade voters of his authenticity. Times, Sunday Times Now, the abiding memory will be of the warnings on the economy that he commissioned or co-ordinated not being enough to persuade voters. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 说服 Japanese: 説得する |
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