| [/ˈkəuks; koks/] v [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t] 用法:
1 ~ sb (into/out of (doing) sth) persuade sb gently or gradually 劝诱或哄劝某人:
He coaxed her into letting him take her to the cinema. 他哄得她同意带她去看电影. *
She coaxed him out of his bad temper. 她循循善诱地劝他改掉坏脾气. *
coax a child to take its medicine 哄小孩儿吃药 *
(fig 比喻) coax a fire with (ie make it burn by adding) paraffin 加上煤油把火点著. 用法:
2 (phr v) coax sth outof/from sb obtain sth from sb by gentle persuasion 用好言好语劝说某人以得到某事物:
I had to coax the information out of him. 我得用好话套出他掌握的情况. *
She coaxed a smile from the baby. 她哄得婴儿一笑. |