1.persuade vt.劝说;说服
①(2022·新高考Ⅱ卷) Over the last seven years, most states have banned texting by drivers, and public service campaigns have tried a wide range of methods to persuade people to put down their phones when they are behind the wheel.
在过去的七年里,大多数州都禁止司机发短信,公共服务运动也尝试了各种方法来说服人们在开车时放下手机。
②(中国日报) Within minutes of contacting Wei,Chen received a reply from her friend, who tried to persuade her not to travel to Shanghai.
在与魏某联系几分钟后,陈某就收到了朋友的回复,她的朋友劝她不要去上海旅游。
③(剑桥高阶) Her legal advisers persuaded her into/out of mentioning the names of the people involved in the robbery.
她的法律顾问说服她说出/不要说出与抢劫案有关的人的名字。