coax 的 2 个定义
- to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
- to obtain by coaxing: We coaxed the secret from him.
- to manipulate to a desired end by adroit handling or persistent effort: He coaxed the large chair through the door.
- Obsolete. to fondle.to fool; deceive.
- to use gentle persuasion.
coax 近义词
persuade
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- I was glad his mother had joined the call, because she, in her pride, coaxed out the stories where he was perhaps too humble to tell them.
- Clumpner and Benvenuto in 2019 cited Vancouver’s then 2-year-old vacancy tax, which has since been tripled after the initial rate hadn’t coaxed landlords to fill as many units as hoped.
- Snyder has brilliantly played to his players’ strengths and worked around their weaknesses, coaxing a nice bounce-back campaign from Mike Conley while maintaining a positive power dynamic between Donovan Mitchell and Gobert.
- One group recently coaxed vacuum bubble-like behavior out of a simple simulation.
- I’m guessing some combination of a famous personality, a classic dish and, well, a darn good sauce, coaxed into rich, silken luxury over two-plus hours of cook time.
- The congregation was warm, friendly, and welcoming—traits, he says, he later came to believe they used to coax members in.
- And of course Baelish materialized (at just the right moment) to save Sansa and coax Lysa away from the ledge.
- Even after all the heroes are gone, it lays dormant, waiting for light to coax it out of the shadows.
- So instead of tapping into spare capacity, Uber had to coax new capacity into being.
- He tried to coax the distraught girl out of silence, inquiring about her school and family life, but her replies were clipped.
- But he soon got over his fear, and was so busy feeding the elephant, that his papa had to coax him away.
- Sue drew Tessa aside to coax in her plaintively miserable voice, Come home with me; father will say things, and I shall be afraid.
- The doctors said we must take the child away, if we would coax her back to health and strength again.
- Dont lets overeat, said Tootles seriously, trying to coax forth a smile.
- Here, you take hold of the chain, and I will coax the dog to be quiet while I put Jacko on his back.