persuade

1. V-T If you persuade someone to do something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it. 說服

My husband persuaded me to come. 我丈夫說服我來的。

We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here. 我們正試圖說服制造商們在這裡銷售它們。

2. V-T If something persuades someone to take a particular course of action, it causes them to take that course of action because it is a good reason for doing so. 引發(fā) (某人採取行動)

It was the lack of privacy that eventually persuaded us to move after Ben was born. 正是因爲(wèi)缺少隱私感才最終迫使我們在本出生後搬了家。

3. V-T If you persuade someone that something is true, you say things that eventually make them believe that it is true. 使相信

I've persuaded Mrs. Tennant that it's time she retired. 我已經(jīng)使坦南特夫人相信是她該退休的時候了。

We had managed to persuade them that it was worth working with us. 我們已經(jīng)設(shè)法使他們相信和我們一起共事是值得的。