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。
• Mr James persuaded the banks to accept a large write-off of debt.
  詹姆斯先生说服银行同意注销一大笔债务。
• 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。
• He was not a man to be persuaded. He would restort whatever we said.
  他不是个可以说服的人。不论我们说什么，他都得反唇相稽。
• He was persuaded by his advisers to press ahead
  顾问们说服他继续干下去。
• "Yes, yes, it is possible!" I said, persuaded by my uncle's strong arguments.
  “是的，是的，这是可能的！”我被叔叔有力的辩论说服了。
• 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。
• Derek persuaded me of the feasibility of the idea.
  德里克让我相信这个想法是可行的。
• Eventually Sam persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage
  最终萨姆说服她接受了求婚。
• I have persuaded him to give up smoking.
  我已说服了他戒烟。