coaxing
v. 哄,用好话劝说( coax的现在分词 ); 巧言骗取; 哄劝,劝诱; “锻炼”效应
n. 试图劝诱;耐心地发动(机器)
If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.
After lunch, she watched, listened and coaxed Bobby into talking about himself...
吃过午饭,她照看着博比,听他说话,哄他说说自己的事。
The government coaxed them to give up their strike by promising them temporary residence permits.
政府承诺给他们发放暂住证,诱哄他们放弃罢工。
If you coax something such as information out of someone, you gently persuade them to give it to you.
The WPC talked yesterday of her role in trying to coax vital information from the young victim...
昨天,这名女警谈到自己在诱导年轻的受害人说出重要信息的过程中所起的作用。
It took Louis until Easter to coax a grudging consent from the French King.
路易斯连哄带骗,直到复活节才勉强得到法国国王的许可。
If you coax a machine or device into doing something, you make it work by operating it very slowly and gently.
He would stride on stage then proceed to coax the sweetest possible sounds out of his violin...
他会大步走上舞台,然后轻轻地拉他的小提琴,奏出美妙动听的曲调。
He was delighted to coax the monoplane to 330 m.p.h.
这架单翼飞机在他的摆弄下时速达到了每小时330英里,他感到很高兴。
1. flattery designed to gain favor
1. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade;
No amount of coaxing will make me change my mind.
任你费尽口舌也不会说服我改变主意。
He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life.
即使是最难摆弄的发动机他都有本事搞定。
It took a lot of coaxing before he agreed.
劝说了很久他才同意.
He had a way of coaxing extra performance out of tired machinery.
他想方设法延长旧机器的使用寿命.
I perceive a coaxing sound in that soft strain of yours.
我从你轻柔的弹奏里听出了恳求的声音.