persuade [pə'sweid]

vt.

1、說服（某人）做某事；勸說；引誘

The trouble is we can do nothing to persuade him.
問題是我們無法說服他。

Try to persuade her to eat a little.
試著勸她吃點東西。

No matter how hard we tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen.
不管我們怎么勸他都無動于衷。

You should do all you can to persuade him.
你應該盡一切可能來說服他。

2、使（某人）相信

We persuaded Harry that he was wrong.
我們使亨利相信是他錯了。

I am almost persuaded of his honesty.
我幾乎相信他是誠實的。

【同義詞】

induce vt. 誘使，說服，勸使

Nothing shall induce me to join their club.
我怎么都不會去加入他們的俱樂部。

【反義詞】

dissuade vt. 勸阻, 勸戒

He was easily dissuaded from going.
他很容易就接受勸告不走了。

You cant dissuade them.
你勸阻不了他們的。

【背句子記單詞】

I failed to persuade him.
我沒能說服他。

You might be able to persuade him.
你或許能把他勸好。