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

• The president persuaded the West to write off Polish debts
  总统说通西方免除波兰的债务。
• He's really stubborn and won't be persuaded.
  他真固执，简直劝不过来。
• 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。
• They were persuaded onstage for a laugh by their mates
  他们被同伴们说服，上台一乐。
• 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。
• He persuaded Virginia to name the baby after him.
  他说服弗吉尼娅以他的名字为婴儿取名。
• He saw the song's potential, and persuaded the company to sign her up.
  他看到了这首歌的潜力，就说服公司和她签约。
• Eventually Sam persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage
  最终萨姆说服她接受了求婚。
• The minister has persuaded the banks to lighten the burden of the foreign debt
  部长已经说服银行减轻外债负担。
• I have persuaded him to give up smoking.
  我已说服了他戒烟。