英语词汇“coax”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINcoax

Origin:

1500-1600 cokes ‘stupid person’ (16-17 centuries)

VERB TABLE

coax

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	coax
	he, she, it	coaxes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	coaxed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have coaxed
	he, she, it	has coaxed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had coaxed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will coax
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have coaxed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am coaxing
	he, she, it	is coaxing
	you, we, they	are coaxing
Past	I, he, she, it	was coaxing
	you, we, they	were coaxing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been coaxing
	he, she, it	has been coaxing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been coaxing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be coaxing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been coaxing

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"How about letting me borrow your car?" Santos coaxed.
"Oh come on, Vic," she coaxed, "We need you, don't let us down."
Many bulbs can be coaxed into bloom early.
The children had to be coaxed into coming with us.
The U.S. is trying to coax both sides to take part in talks.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Applications can be like teaching machines, coaxing users to the right choices without penalties, says Sippl.
He felt that Jeopardy coaxed the best out of him.
He remembered how disgusted he had been to see Carol, red-eyed from weeping, trying to coax Eunice up to bed.
He was coaxing me to walk a bit further without having to carry me, by promising that it was just a bit further.
Irene had had to coax her back to class after the first day.
The devil also paid her a visit, coaxing her to spit on a cross and break a rosary.
Want to coax the big pharmaceuticals companies to produce that malaria drug?

THESAURUS► persuade

to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it: · I persuaded her to change her mind.· Do you think you can persuade him to lend us the money?

► talk somebody into (doing) something

to persuade someone to do something, especially something they do not really want to do: · Why did I let you talk me into this?· He finally talked her into going on a date with him.

► get somebody to do something

to make someone do something by persuading or asking them: · If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up.· I know how to get you to kiss me.

► convince

to persuade someone that they should do something, because it is the best or the right thing to do. Some British speakers think this use is incorrect, and prefer to use persuade: · It would be difficult to convince him to move.

► encourage

to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think it will be good for them: · Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books.

► influence

to have an effect on what someone decides to do: · What influences you to buy clothes?

► coax

to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: · I tried to coax him to eat a little.

► cajole

to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them: · He hoped to cajole her into selling her house.

► put somebody up to something

to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid: · Who put you up to this?

► dissuade

formal to persuade someone not to do something: · How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs?

Longman Language Activatorto gently persuade someone to do something► get round

British /get around American to persuade someone to do something that you want them to do by being very nice to them, making them laugh etc: · I managed to get round him by saying he could borrow my car on Saturday.· She can always manage to get around her dad.

► coax

to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them gently for a long time until they agree to do it: · "Oh come on, Vic," she coaxed, "We need you, don't let us down."coax somebody to do something: · The U.S. is trying to coax both sides to take part in talks.coax somebody into doing something: · The children had to be coaxed into coming with us.

► sweet-talk

informal to say nice things to someone, especially things that are not true, in order to persuade them to do something for you: · You can sweet-talk me all night long, but I'm not going home with you!sweet-talk somebody into doing something: · She sweet-talked him into lending her the money.

► cajole

to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by being nice to them, praising them etc until they agree to do it: · Ed cajoled and pleaded, but couldn't get her to change her mind.cajole somebody into doing something: · She cajoles the kids into doing their best.cajole somebody to do something: · He managed to cajole Hayden to take part in the program.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► back

· At times like that do you despair, turn to drink to try and coax back the muse?· But a considerable effort is now likely to see whether, and on what terms, Washington can be coaxed back.

VERB► try

· At times like that do you despair, turn to drink to try and coax back the muse?· When a rare disagreement arose, he tried to coax stragglers along or simply found a more acceptable phrasing.· Jim tried coaxing him away with a glass of brandy, which Albert thought a low device.· Jenks trying to coax Ruess' donkey, Pegasus, on to the back of a pickup truck.· He is at the camera when Geri tries to coax Izzy into admitting that she fancies women as well as men.· For years, Kim Gerlich has tried to coax her parents and her husband into starting a family business.· At Dodge City, where j stopped, cowboys sometimes spent days trying to coax their herds into the river.