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- persuade [pə'sweɪd]
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1.
vt.
[tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive]
to induce, urge, or prevail upon successfully
- he finally persuaded them to buy it
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2.
vt.
to cause to believe; convince
- even with the evidence, the police were not persuaded
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin persu
a de re, from per- (intensive) + sua de re to urge, advise
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1.
vt.
[tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive]
to induce, urge, or prevail upon successfully
Examples
- We will try to persuade her to come to the party.
- 我们会尽力说服她来参加派对。 → persuade
- He is helping promote a drive to persuade more people to consider adoption.
- 他正在帮助宣传，努力说服更多的人考虑领养。 → adoption
- Try to persuade her to eat a little.
- 试着劝她吃点东西。 → little
- to persuade sb that...
- 说服某人… → persuade
- 劝说他良心发现，回头是岸。
- try to persuade him to recover his conscience and turn from his evil ways → 回头是岸
- 你嘴巧，你去说他准听。
- You're a clever talker and he'll listen to you if you try to persuade him. → 巧
- 我们劝他别去了。
- We tried to persuade him not to go. → 劝
- 劝返外地人回乡
- persuade people from the provinces to return home → 劝返
- 任我们怎样劝说，他也不听。
- No matter how hard we tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen. → 任
- 找一个跟他说得来的人去动员他。
- Get someone who is on good terms with him to try and persuade him. → 说得来
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