persuaded

英 [pəˈsweɪdɪd]

美 [pərˈsweɪdɪd]

v.  劝说; 说服; 使信服; 使相信
persuade的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 劝说；说服
  If youpersuadesomeonetodo something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it.
  1. My husband persuaded me to come...
     我丈夫说服我前来。
  2. We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here...
     我们正在努力劝说制造商在这里销售。
  3. They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up.
     最终他们被警方劝服，同意投案自首。
• VERB 使采取行动
  If somethingpersuadessomeonetotake a particular course of action, it causes them to take that course of action because it is a good reason for doing so.
  1. The Conservative Party's victory in April's general election persuaded him to run for President again...
     4月保守党在大选中获胜促使他再次竞选总统。
  2. It was the lack of privacy that eventually persuaded us to move after Ben was born.
     就是因为想要清静，我们最终在本出生后搬家了。
• VERB 使信服；使相信
  If youpersuadesomeonethatsomething is true, you say things that eventually make them believe that it is true.
  1. I've persuaded Mrs Tennant that it's time she retired...
     我已经说服坦南特夫人她该退休了。
  2. We had managed to persuade them that it was worth working with us...
     我们已经让他们相信与我们合作是值得的。
  3. Derek persuaded me of the feasibility of the idea.
     德里克让我相信这个想法是可行的。

双语例句

• It was the lack of privacy that eventually persuaded us to move after Ben was born.
  就是因为想要清静，我们最终在本出生后搬家了。
• Thousands of pensioners were persuaded to mortgage their homes to invest in speculative bonds
  几千名领取养老金的人被劝说用自己的住房作抵押去投资投机性债券。
• I've persuaded Mrs Tennant that it's time she retired
  我已经说服坦南特夫人她该退休了。
• He's really stubborn and won't be persuaded.
  他真固执，简直劝不过来。
• He persuaded Jo to take him in
  他说服乔把他收留了下来。
• Derek persuaded me of the feasibility of the idea.
  德里克让我相信这个想法是可行的。
• They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up.
  最终他们被警方劝服，同意投案自首。
• Mr Milner persuaded the federal prosecutors not to lock up his client
  米尔纳先生说服联邦检察官不把他的当事人关起来。
• The Conservative Party's victory in April's general election persuaded him to run for President again
  4月保守党在大选中获胜促使他再次竞选总统。
• The speaker's forceful words persuaded his opponent to climb down.
  那位演讲者雄辩的言词使他的对手为之折服。