persuade
verb
pəˈsweɪd
verb
1
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
说服，劝服
persuade
sb
to
do
sth
I
finally
managed
to
persuade
her
to
go
out
for
a
drink
with
me.
我终于说服了她跟我出去喝一杯。
persuade
sb
into
doing
sth
Don’t
let
yourself
be
persuaded
into
buying
things
you
don’t
want.
别禁不住别人的劝说，买些不想要的东西。
try/manage/fail
to
persuade
sb
I’m
trying
to
persuade
your
dad
to
buy
some
shares.
我正在尽力说服你爸爸买些股票。
attempt/effort
to
persuade
sb
Leo
wouldn’t
agree,
despite
our
efforts
to
persuade
him.
尽管我们努力想说服利奥，他还是不同意。
little/a
lot
of/no
persuading
He
took
a
lot
of
persuading
to
come
out
of
retirement
(=it
was
hard
to
persuade
him)
.
好说歹说才劝得他同意复出。
He
was
fairly
easily
persuaded
.
他很轻易就被说服了。
2
to
make
someone
believe
something
or
feel
sure
about
something
使相信，使信服;
I
am
not
persuaded
by
these
arguments.
我不相信这些论点。
persuade
sb
(that)
She’ll
only
take
me
back
if
I
can
persuade
her
that
I’ve
changed.
只有让她相信我已改变，她才会跟我重归于好。
persuade
sb
of
sth
McFadden
must
persuade
the
jury
of
her
innocence.
麦克法登必须让陪审团相信她是无辜的。