单词	dissuasion
释义	dissuadedis‧suade /dɪˈsweɪd/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdissuade Origin: 1500-1600 Latin dissuadere, from suadere ‘to persuade’ Verb Table VERB TABLE dissuade Simple Form Present I, you, we, they dissuade he, she, it dissuades Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they dissuaded Present perfect I, you, we, they have dissuaded he, she, it has dissuaded Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had dissuaded Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will dissuade Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have dissuaded Continuous Form Present I am dissuading he, she, it is dissuading you, we, they are dissuading Past I, he, she, it was dissuading you, we, they were dissuading Present perfect I, you, we, they have been dissuading he, she, it has been dissuading Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been dissuading Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be dissuading Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been dissuading Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He wanted to come with me, and nothing I said could dissuade him. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But none of these horrors had dissuaded Godolphin from travelling in the Reconciled Dominions. I managed to dissuade her from that and we settled on lunch together the following day. In 1994, 74 people were talked out of jumping; in 1993, 46 people were dissuaded from suicide. In other words, it might dissuade worthy lawsuits even as it fails to protect against outlandish ones. Not that this dissuades upwards of 800 competitors from entering the event. The females are obviously well aware of this, as they try hard to dissuade other females from joining their chosen male. Thesaurus 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? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► attempt · I did attempt to dissuade him, but without success.· Reagan indicated surprise at this statement but did not attempt to dissuade Burger.· Running on to the pitch I attempted to dissuade Twink, but he remained distraught and adamant.· From all sides came letters, messages, and telegrams attempting to dissuade Gandhi.· Leapor is attempting to dissuade her friend from a particular marriage through generalized arguments. ► try · I was trying to dissuade them from doing so.· I think he tried to dissuade me.· The females are obviously well aware of this, as they try hard to dissuade other females from joining their chosen male.· At last the Sun gave up trying to dissuade him.· For a moment she regretted that she hadn't tried harder to dissuade Rob from his plan.· People from public health services tried to dissuade him, citing bad epidemiology and a waste of important supplies.· He did not try to dissuade the party from their ascent, but he did insist on loaning Miss Fergusson a pistol.· You tried to dissuade him from telling that particular story, in his own interests. Word family WORD FAMILYnounpersuasion ≠ dissuasionpersuasivenessadjectivepersuasiveverbpersuade ≠ dissuadeadverbpersuasively to persuade someone not to do something OPP  persuadedissuade somebody from (doing) something a campaign to dissuade young people from smoking► see thesaurus at persuade—dissuasion /dɪˈsweɪʒən/ noun [uncountable]
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