新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

coax

英  [kəʊks]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • coaxes , coaxing , coaxed

    1[T 及物动词]

    If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    After lunch, she watched, listened and coaxed Bobby into talking about himself.

    午饭后,她察言观色,哄着博比谈谈他自己。

    2[T 及物动词] 劝诱

    If you coax something such as information out of someone, you gently persuade them to give it to you.

    双语例句

    例:

    The officer spoke yesterday of her role in trying to coax vital information from the young victim.

    该官员昨天谈起她在设法劝诱那位年轻受害者提供重要信息中所起的作用。

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