talk somebody out of something phrasal verbphr v PERSUADEto persuade someone not to do something 说服〔某人〕不去做〔某事〕talk somebody out of doing something Can’t you talk them out of selling the house? 难道你不能说服他们不要卖掉房子吗？
talk out of • His teammates helped talk him out of it.• Earley has few relatives to talk him out of taking his own life.• By the day of the decision, Ralph had talked himself out of wanting to be a professor anyway.
talk somebody out of doing something• Don't let anyone talk you out of going to the doctor.
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