单词 | coax |
释义 | Word Frequency coax 1(kəʊks) verb 1. to seek to manipulate or persuade (someone) by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc 2. (transitive) to obtain by persistent coaxing 3. (transitive) to work on or tend (something) carefully and patiently so as to make it function as one desires he coaxed the engine into starting 4. (transitive) obsolete to caress 5. (transitive) obsolete to deceive Derived forms coaxer (ˈcoaxer) noun coaxingly (ˈcoaxingly) adverb Word origin C16: verb formed from obsolete noun cokes fool, of unknown originWord Frequency coax 2(ˈkəʊæks) noun short for coaxial cable |
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