词汇 | cajoling |
释义 | cajoling present participle ofcajole cajole verb[ I or T ] uk /kəˈdʒəʊl/ us /kəˈdʒoʊl/ to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and promises, sometimes ones which are false: cajole someone into something/doing something He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.他精于哄骗人们为他做事。 I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early.我设法说服了她不要过早离开。 The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten.最有效的方法是劝诱而不是威胁。 Synonyms coax inveigleformal wheedledisapproving to persuade someone to do something persuadeIf she doesn't want to do it, nothing you say will persuade her. convinceThe lawyer convinced the jury of the man's innocence. talk someone intoShe managed to talk me into going along. talk someone out ofI think I've talked him out of leaving the country. dissuadeI tried to dissuade her from leaving. cajoleHe really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants. 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 sales pitch sway uncoerced unconvinced unpersuaded unpersuasive unsalable Examples of cajolingcajoling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In these circumstances, the effort required to get them to day care involved cajoling and persuasion. To achieve this, the editors must have put in a huge amount of work, cajoling 63 authors into putting their work into a uniform style. Official policy, however, continued to advocate persuasion and gentle cajoling. Cajoling is replaced by hectoring. Beneath the principals stood thousands of petty dictators who sought to preserve their own difficult position by opportunistic behaviour (wheeling and dealing) and by cajoling their underlings in turn. Ultimately, with committees working flat out - and complaints about impossible personal schedules and sloppy legislation abounding - central leaders succeeding in cajoling committees to meet their deadlines. We have been cajoling and bullying that law in the law courts for many years and getting perverse rulings from juries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That sometimes result in ceaseless cajoling of the tenant to get out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe that if cajoling and coaxing industry is not effective, we must be prepared to consider alternative methods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that we shall hear less oratory, cajoling and lecturing and receive a little more assistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For individual citizens, there has been little more than encouragement, piecemeal energy efficiency grants or other forms of cajoling designed to inspire voluntary activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever tactic is used—begging, cajoling, threatening—it is ineffective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is only so much that can be done by cajoling, shouting and encouraging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There comes a time for integration, when cajoling and when persuasion are not enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They persuade sportsmen—sometimes kidding them, sometimes cajoling—that they will perform better if they fill their bodies with unspeakable chemicals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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