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| /pəˈsweɪʒn/ |
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| 1 | U the process of persuading someone to do or believe something 说服；劝服 |
| We achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force. 我们通过劝服比用强硬的武力做到的要多得多。 |
| powers of persuasion Using her powers of persuasion, she got him to help. 她说服了他来帮忙。 |
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| 2 | C formal a set of political or religious beliefs （政治或宗教信仰的）派别 |
| governments of every political persuasion 由各个政治派别组成的政府 |
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| 3 | singular humorous a particular type of person or thing 某种人（或物） |
| people of the male persuasion 男人 |
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