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persuade

🇬🇧 UK/pә'sweid/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kTOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To cause someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument

说服,劝说,使相信

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
perthrough, thoroughly
+
suadeadvise, urge, recommend, make sweet
=persuade

Common Collocations

  • 1.persuade someone说服某人
  • 2.persuade to do说服...做...
  • 3.persuade of说服...相信

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The lawyer tried to persuade the jury that her client was innocent of all charges.

  • 2.

    Parents often persuade their children to pursue education and develop good habits.

  • 3.

    Despite her efforts to persuade him, he remained stubbornly opposed to the proposal.

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