搜尋結果
coax
- IPA[kəʊks]
英式
- gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something;obtain something from (someone) by gentle and persistent persuasion
verb: coax, 3rd person present: coaxes, gerund or present participle: coaxing, past tense: coaxed, past participle: coaxed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something the trainees were coaxed into doing boring work he was coaxing me to walk a bit further
- ▪ obtain something from (someone) by gentle and persistent persuasion we coaxed our fare money out of my father coaxing more speed from the car
- ▪ arrange (something) carefully into a particular shape or position her lovely hair had been coaxed into ringlets