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per·sua·sionBrE /pəˈsweɪʒn/NAmE /pərˈsweɪʒn/ noun [U] the act of persuading sb to do sth or to believe sth 说服;劝说◆It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was. 我们没费什么口舌就让她说出了他的下落。◆After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come. 耐心劝说一下,他同意来了。◆She has great powers of persuasion. 她的游说能力极强。 [C, U] a particular set of beliefs, especially about religion or politics (宗教或政治)信仰◆politicians of all persuasions 信仰各异的政治人物◆every shade of religious persuasion 形形色色的宗教信仰 ●of the… persuasion(formal or humorous) of the type mentioned◆peers of the Liberal persuasion |