| 词汇 | cajole |
| 释义 | cajoleWord family nouncajolementcajolercajoleryverbcajole ca·jole /kəˈdʒəʊl $ -ˈdʒoʊl/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] PERSUADEto gradually persuade someone to do something by being nice to them, or making promises to them 〔用甜言蜜语〕哄骗，劝诱 cajole somebody into doing something ► see thesaurus at persuade We do our best to cajole rich countries into helping. 我们尽力说服富裕国家提供援助。 Examples from the Corpus cajole• All saying the same thing over and over, and pushing and cajoling?• She was waiting, he knew, to be courted and cajoled.• Ed cajoled and pleaded, but couldn't get her to change her mind.• Teachers tend to cajole, comment, and direct students at every turn.• He championed, cajoled, fumed and fussed through years of bureaucratic shuffles to save the project.• They walked a razor edge, with Duane as an unhinged Aguirre, bullying and cajoling Gregg to greater songwriting heights.• He managed to cajole Hayden to take part in the program.• The trade unions are cajoled into issuing a statement that could just be decoded as implying support for further wage restraint.• I cajoled John into agreeing then set off to the pet store to select the appropriate creature.• She cajoles the kids into doing their best.• They include people who, by virtue of their position and influence must be persuaded, cajoled, threatened or bought off. cajole somebody into doing something• Jacobs finally cajoled Beecher into taking the job. (1600-1700) French cajoler “to make noises like a bird in a cage, cajole”, from Old North French gaiole “birdcage”, from Latin cavea; → CAGE1 |
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