persuades

英 [pəˈsweɪdz]

美 [pərˈsweɪdz]

v.  劝说; 说服; 使信服; 使相信
persuade的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 劝说；说服
  If youpersuadesomeonetodo something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it.
  1. My husband persuaded me to come...
     我丈夫说服我前来。
  2. We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here...
     我们正在努力劝说制造商在这里销售。
  3. They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up.
     最终他们被警方劝服，同意投案自首。
• VERB 使采取行动
  If somethingpersuadessomeonetotake a particular course of action, it causes them to take that course of action because it is a good reason for doing so.
  1. The Conservative Party's victory in April's general election persuaded him to run for President again...
     4月保守党在大选中获胜促使他再次竞选总统。
  2. It was the lack of privacy that eventually persuaded us to move after Ben was born.
     就是因为想要清静，我们最终在本出生后搬家了。
• VERB 使信服；使相信
  If youpersuadesomeonethatsomething is true, you say things that eventually make them believe that it is true.
  1. I've persuaded Mrs Tennant that it's time she retired...
     我已经说服坦南特夫人她该退休了。
  2. We had managed to persuade them that it was worth working with us...
     我们已经让他们相信与我们合作是值得的。
  3. Derek persuaded me of the feasibility of the idea.
     德里克让我相信这个想法是可行的。

双语例句

• The threat of employment persuades workers to moderate their pay demands.
  失业的威胁驱使工人们只好对工资降格以求。
• This first encounter persuades me instantly that his voice-courteous, engaging and persuasive-will work well on radio.
  我们的首次见面就使我立即相信，他的声音彬彬有礼、富有魅力，而且具有说服力在广播上一定能获得很好的效果。
• So the son persuades him to invest in a restaurant.
  让他自愿借钱我投资。
• An Author easily persuades himself that the public opinion is still favorable to his labors;
  一个作者容易说服他自己，舆论会承认他的劳动。
• Therefore, he tells the family member and the neighbor this fearful news and persuades they quickly to leave.
  于是，他将这一可怕的消息告诉家人和邻居并劝说他们赶快离开。
• The social worker infiltrates gangs, gains their trust, and, eventually, persuades members to return to their families or to seek help elsewhere.
  社会工作者打进团伙，争取信任，最终劝说他们回家或另寻帮助。
• After he persuades Boog to untie him, both of their lives change great.
  在劝说布格和自己结成同盟之后，它们的生活都开始发生了翻天覆地的变化。
• Prison rarely persuades a criminal of the advantages of honest toil over theft.
  监禁很少使罪犯诚实劳动胜过盗窃。
• Davos persuades me there is little hope of change.
  达沃斯论坛让我看不到丝毫改善的希望。
• Here Cale persuades peace-loving president Sawyer to take action against the bad guys.
  影片中，凯尔劝说热爱和平的索耶总统对叛兵采取行动。