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coax

/kohks/US // koʊks //UK // (kəʊks) //

同轴,同轴线,同轴心,哄骗

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : 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.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to use gentle persuasion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbpersuade
Forms: coaxed, coaxes, coaxing

Examples

  • 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.