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cajoler

/kuh-johl/US // kəˈdʒoʊl //UK // (kəˈdʒəʊl) //

花言巧语者

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Definitions

  1. 1

    ca·joled, ca·jol·ing.

    • : to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.

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Examples

  • It basically cajoles the cell into pumping out proteins it doesn’t usually make—ones that can override mutated or deficient ones.

  • Popular science articles that make confident claims about parenting on the basis of shoddy evidence can fuel the fire—giving mommy-shamers unwarranted confidence to scold and cajole parents.

  • They must become experts in drug development, raise millions, and tirelessly cajole scientists.

  • Regulatory capture and safety cultureWhen a regulated industry manages to cajole, control or manipulate agencies that oversee it, rendering them feckless and subservient, the result is known as regulatory capture.

  • Jim had to cajole me, as it was already late, and I was lounging around in sweats, book in hand.

  • He is also trying to inspire, cajole, exhort, or shame us Catholics and others of goodwill into living our calling.

  • I recall mentioning that in the past to others: her using her femininity to cajole, to persuade.

  • But fan armies have mostly gained notoriety for their propensity to harass and cajole.

  • If you'd like to inquire, discuss, or simply cajole the tech-friendly representative, here's the link.

  • Changing his tactics he tried to cajole him and offered him money, but with similar want of success.

  • "He thinks to cajole me," whispered the fell demon Distrust, and her heart changed to steel.

  • In vain they tried to bulldoze and cajole, to push and to pull, to plead with and to denounce the obstinate Nancy Jane.

  • Ever there were his insidious wiles to compromise, cajole, trick and betray them.

  • They were in little humor to cajole the swarthy, sarcastic, and unsociable Spaniard.

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