coax

coax

[kəuks]

v. 哄, 诱骗, 灵巧慢慢地做

例句与用法：

She coaxed him out of his bad temper.

她循循善诱地劝他改掉坏脾气。

He coaxed her into letting him take her to the cinema.

他哄她同意带她去看电影。

词形变化：

副词: coaxingly | 名词: coaxer | 动词过去式: coaxed | 动词过去分词: coaxed | 动词现在分词: coaxing | 动词第三人称单数: coaxes |

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vt.

1. 用好话劝, 哄诱[(+into/out of)][O2]

He coaxed his elder sister into taking him to the circus.

他诱哄他姐姐带他去看马戏。

2. 哄得, 诱得[O][(+from)]

The boy coaxed a song from the little girl.

那男孩哄小女孩唱了个歌。

3. 耐心地处理, 慢慢将……弄好[(+into/out of)][O2]

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

短语词组：

coax sb. into doing sth.

1. 哄骗某人做某事

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.

1. 哄骗某人不要做某事

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。