单词 | to coax away |
释义 | > as lemmasto coax away c. With various other complements, as to coax away, to coax down, to coax forth, to coax up: to persuade or entice to go or come away, etc.; to coax (a thing) out of (a person): to get it out of him by coaxing. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > wheedle, coax, or cajole > get something out of a person by wheedle1670 coax1700 1700 J. Astry tr. D. de Saavedra Fajardo Royal Politician II. 101 Women..coaks them out of their Husbands, and so tell 'em again to others; as it was in that secret which Maximus told his wife. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) I. 342 They coaxed away the beldame's wrath. 1859 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem II. lxxxvii. 56 Are these men to be coaxed down by ginger~bread? 1889 A. Rives Quick or Dead (Rtldg.) 20 An old spinet..from which Miss Fridiswig used to coax forth ghastly jinkings..on Sunday afternoons. < as lemmas |
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