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| | VERB | | | /kəʊks/ | | | | 1 | to gently persuade someone to do something 哄;劝诱 | After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. 晚饭后,莉莉被哄劝唱了几首歌。 | | Rescuers told how they coaxed a man out of a suicide attempt. 营救者讲述他们是如何劝一个男人打消自杀念头的。 | | 1a | if you coax something out of someone , you gently persuade them to tell or give you something 通过哄诱骗得(某物) | | She could coax answers to very personal questions out of people. 她能哄人们回答非常隐私的问题。 | | | | | 2 | to make something such as a machine or piece of equipment do what you want it to do by being skilful , gentle , and patient 耐心熟练地摆弄 | | | DERIVED WORD | coaxing noun U | | With a little coaxing, he finally agreed to give back the money. 经过一番劝诱,他最后同意把钱还回去。 | | coaxingly adv | | | |