persuade
/pә'sweid/
高考四级六级考研托福牛津3000核心词汇
BNC词频: #1,776
当代词频: #3,265
中文释义
vt. 劝, 使相信, 恳求, 敦促, 说服
vi. 劝服, 被说服
英文释义
v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
近义词辨析
这组词都有“劝说”的意思,其区别是:
- persuade: 指用感情说服某人去做某事。如:I persuaded him to go back to work. (我说服他回去工作了。)
- advise: 表建议,规劝某人应该做某事或如何做。如:He advised me to put my money in the bank. (他劝我把钱存入银行。)
- convince: 指向某人陈述事实,运用推理或逻辑证明使某人信服。如:We convinced Smith to go by train rather than plane. (我们说服了史密斯乘火车而不乘飞机前往。)