coax
coax1
[kəʊks]
verb
coaxer
noun
coaxingly
adverb
语源
coax2
[ˈkəʊaks]
(informal)(非正式)
noun
[kəʊks]
verb
- [with obj.]persuade (someone) gradually or by flattery to do something
劝诱；（用好话）哄
the trainees were coaxed into doing hard, boring work.
实习生们被劝诱去做辛苦而枯燥的工作。
[with direct speech]‘Come on now,’ I coaxed.
“好啦，来吧，”我劝说道。
■(coax something from/out of)use such persuasion to obtain something from
通过哄诱（或劝说）从…那里得到
we coaxed our fare money out of my father.
我们花言巧语地说服我父亲给了我们车钱。
coaxing more speed from the car.
耐心地设法使汽车加速。
■[with obj. and adverbial]manipulate (something) carefully into a particular shape or position
把…精心摆弄成某种形状（或姿势）
her lovely hair had been coaxed into ringlets.
她美丽的头发被精心做成了小发卷。
coaxer
noun
coaxingly
adverb
语源
- late 16th cent.: from obsolete cokes 'simpleton', of unknown origin. The original sense was 'pet, fondle', hence 'persuade by caresses or flattery', the underlying sense being 'make a simpleton of'
coax2
[ˈkəʊaks]
(informal)(非正式)
noun
- [mass noun]coaxial cable
同轴电缆
- coaxial
同轴的；共轴的
coax connectors.
同轴电缆连接盒。
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