释义 |
prevail on/upon someone phrasal verb with prevailverb[ I ] formaluk /prɪˈveɪl/ us /prɪˈveɪl/ to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do: 说服(某人) He was eventually prevailed upon to accept the appointment.他最终被说服,接受了这一任命。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Urging & persuading ambulance-chasing argumentation badger be/go on at someoneidiom blag blagger get (something) through (to someone) go on hortatory hustle incitation incitement jockey sucker sway unconvinced unpersuaded unpersuasive unsalable unsaleable |