persuade
verb-
to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it 劝说；说服 - persuade somebody to do something
Try to persuade him to come. 尽量劝他来。 - persuade somebody
Please try and persuade her. 请尽力说服她。 She's always easily persuaded. 她向来禁不住劝。 I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading. 我相信，劝一劝他就会来的。 - persuade somebody into something
I didn't want to go, but my friends persuaded me into it. 我不想去，但我的朋友们说服了我。 - persuade somebody into doing something
I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition. 我搁不住人家的劝说，就参加了比赛。 - persuade somebody out of something
There was no way to persuade him out of it (= persuade him not to do it) 没有办法说服他放弃。 - persuade somebody out of doing something
My sister persuaded me out of dying my hair. 我姐姐劝我不要染发。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb1Dictators can sometimes be gently persuaded to leave power with special deals that guarantee their safety. 在达成确保安全的特别协议的情况下，独裁者有时可以被温和地说服交出权力。 He eventually managed to persuade one of the staff to let him in. 他最终成功地说服了一名工作人员让他进去。 He somehow persuaded the studio to let him make the film. 他不知用什么方法说服了电影公司让他来拍摄这部影片。 I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee. 我勉强被说服加入了委员会。 She was easily persuaded to accompany us. 她很容易就被说服陪我们一起去。 The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink. 教育部长亲自劝首相再考虑一下。 They had difficulty in persuading the two sides to sit down together. 他们在说服双方坐下和谈时遇到了困难。 Can you persuade him to come? 你能劝他来吗？ an unsuccessful attempt to persuade her colleagues 劝说她的同事未果 She was persuaded into marriage against her will. 她被说服违背自己的意愿结婚了。 She was persuaded into buying an expensive dress. 她在劝说之下买了一条昂贵的连衣裙。 Why not invite Larry, if he can be persuaded out of hibernation? 如果可以说服拉里出来活动活动，为什么不邀请他？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- almost
- eventually
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- into
- of
- out of
- …
- an attempt to persuade somebody
- an effort to persuade somebody
- be fully persuaded
- …
- persuade somebody to do something
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to make somebody believe that something is true 使信服；使相信 - persuade somebody/yourself that…
It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. 很难让他们相信别无选择。 She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living. 她自认为人生没有价值。 - persuade somebody
No one was persuaded by his arguments. 没人相信他的论点。 - persuade somebody of something (formal)
I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits. 我还不能完全信服这个计划的优点。
Which Word? persuade / convincepersuade / convince- The main meaning of persuade is to make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it:
persuade 的主要意思为说服、劝说： I tried to persuade her to see a doctor. 我极力劝她去看医生。
convince 的主要意思为使确信、信服： He convinced me he was right. 他使我相信他是正确的。
- It is quite common, however, for each of these words to be used with both meanings, especially for convince to be used as a synonym for persuade:
不过，上述两词两种含义都用的情况相当普遍，尤其是 convince 常作同义词替代 persuade： I persuaded/convinced her to see a doctor. 我劝她去看医生。
Extra ExamplesIt has been difficult to persuade people that we have no political objectives. 很难让人相信我们没有政治目的。 I am not fully persuaded by these arguments. 这些论点没有充分说服我。 We must persuade the government of the need for change. 我们必须使政府相信需要变革。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- almost
- eventually
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- into
- of
- out of
- …
- an attempt to persuade somebody
- an effort to persuade somebody
- be fully persuaded
- …
- persuade somebody/yourself that…
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.