| 释义 |
coax /ksuks; koks/ vt, vi [VP6A, 17, 15B, 14, 2A] ~ (from/into/out of), get sb or sth to do sth by kindness or patience: 以和善或耐性使某人或某物做某事; 哄诱; 劝诱： ~ a child to take its medicine; 哄小孩吃殓; ~ a fire to burn; 酎心使火燃烧起来; 引火; ~ (up) the fire; 耐心地设法使烧火烧旺 (起来); ~ sb into/out of doing sth; 哄弃人做 (不做) 某事; ~ a smile from the baby. 逗婴孩一笑。 ~ing n [U, C] being ~ed: (受) 哄诱; (受) 劝 D: give sb a ~ing. 劝诱某人。 He took a lot of ~ing before he agreed to take her to the theatre. 经过很久的劝诱之后，他才答应带她去看戏。 ing-ly adv |