coax

v.诱骗

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
coax (verb)
transitive verb
1.
obsolete - fondle pet
2.
to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering - wheedle coaxed him into going
3.
to draw, gain, or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattery - unable to coax an answer out of him
4.
to manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity - coax a fire to burn cajole
coax (noun)
- coaxial cable
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
coax (verb)
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
SYNONYMS:
blandish, blarney, cajole, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle
RELATED WORDS:
adulate, flatter, overpraise; butter up, charm, massage, woo; beg, beseech, importune, urge; beguile, cozen, finagle, juggle, wangle, wile; entice, lure, seduce, tempt
NEAR ANTONYMS:
bug, harass, nag, pester, tease; browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, intimidate; coerce, compel, constrain, demand, force, make, oblige, require
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