| 释义 |
coax1/kəʊks/v. tr. 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 into, or to + infin.) persuade (a person) gradually or by flattery 劝诱，哄劝 2 (foll. by 后跟 out of) obtain (a thing from a person) by coaxing (从某人处)诱得(某物) 3 manipulate (a thing) carefully or slowly (小心翼翼地)摆弄(某物) □ coaxer n.□ coaxingly adv.[16th c.: from ‘make a cokes of’ (obsolete cokes ‘simpleton’), of unknown origin] |