vt.
- 用好话劝,哄诱[(+into/out of)][O2]
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He
coaxed his elder sister into taking him to the circus.
他诱哄他姐姐带他去看马戏。
- 哄得,诱得[O][(+from)]
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The boy
coaxed a song from the little girl.
那男孩哄小女孩唱了个歌。
- 耐心地处理,慢慢将……弄好[(+into/out of)][O2]
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They
coaxed the grand piano through the door.
他们小心翼翼地把大钢琴搬进门里去。
vi.
- 劝诱,哄骗
短语
coax sb. into doing sth.
- 哄骗某人做某事
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I
coaxed him into taking me to a movie.
我说动了他带我去看电影。
coax sb. out of doing sth.
- 哄骗某人不要做某事
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The mother
coaxed the daughter out of going to the party alone.
母亲好言相劝,不让女儿独自去参加聚会。
派生
辨析
coax1
/
kəʊks/
v.
persuade (someone) gradually or by flattery to do something.
▸use such persuasion to obtain (something).
▸arrange (something) carefully into a particular shape or position.
Derivative
- coaxer n.
- coaxing adj.
- coaxingly adv.
Etymology
C16 (in the sense ‘pet, fondle’): from obs. cokes ‘simpleton’, of unknown origin.