coaxing 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.
coaxing 近义词
persuade
更多coaxing例句
- The ladies in the faculty lounge noticed his height and coaxed him to sit next to a fetching 5-foot-10 colleague with an unusual name.
- America’s Test Kitchen often recommends adding baking soda to the water in which you will boil potatoes, which further coaxes out the starch molecules.
- Doctors and nurses descended on Makenzie, trying fruitlessly to coax any sign of life from her body.
- The next coaxed a double-team of James, and Davis popped free for a wide-open elbow jumper.
- They painstakingly coaxed most of the dormant cells in those sediments back into a state of growth that was more recognizably alive.
- Mondavi also realized the value of coaxing trophy names from Bordeaux into opening wineries in Napa.
- The driver in his black suit, white shirt, and black tie shook the reins, coaxing the white horses ahead.
- Later, I fell asleep to the sound of Lhoucine gently coaxing his camel and faint ululating from a distant stone cottage.
- She hypnotized Cory with her free spirit, freer hair, and asinine name, coaxing him out of his shell and into love with her.
- From across the room, I watch her friends, some of them also ill, unsuccessfully coaxing her to eat.
- She'd think as little of coaxing a woman's husband from her, as she wu'd of shooting a thief like a doorg.
- Joe saw at once that the man was wild with drink, and he put on a smile, with a notion of coaxing the captain over.
- Coaxing Miss Jewett into her little parlor, she showed her the pictures, and read aloud the letter.
- "Then, for once, I've found a disinterested female in a coaxing mood," replied this modern Diogenes.
- She knelt beside him, holding the cup for him, and by coaxing and entreating made him take a little food.