Cajole

(v)

cajole sb (into sth/into doing sth); cajole sth out of sb:

to make sb do sth by talking to them and being very nice to them

劝诱；哄骗；诱骗

(syn) coax

e.g. He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work.

他诱骗我同意干那件活儿。

e.g. I managed to cajole his address out of them.

我终于从他们那里套出了他的地址。

e.g. Her voice was soft and cajoling.

她讲话的声音轻柔甜美。

引申

Coax

(v)

coax sb (into doing sth)/coax sb (into/out of sth):

to persuade sb to do sth by talking to them in a kind and gentle way

哄劝；劝诱

(syn) cajole

e.g. She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer.

她哄着那匹马让它再靠近了一点。

e.g. He was coaxed out of retirement to help the failing company.

他退休之后又被力劝出山帮助濒临破产的公司。

e.g. She had to coax the car along.

她得耐得住性子发动汽车往前开。

(v. speech)

e.g. “Nearly there," she coaxed.

“快要到啦。”她哄着说

(phr)

coax sth out of/from sb:

to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth

哄劝；哄诱得到

e.g. The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast.

经过导游悉心劝说，全体演员完成了一场精彩的表演。

引申

Coaxing

(n) (U)

gentle attempts to persuade sb to do sth or to get a machine to start

试图劝诱；耐心地发动（机器）

e.g. No amount of coaxing will make me change my mind.

任你费尽口舌也不会说服我改变主意。

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