詞彙精選：coax的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

哄，哄騙，勸誘 [I,T]

例句：

Please coax this naughty boy away.

請把那調皮的孩子哄走。

例句：

My daughter ran away from home, I have to coax her back at once.

我的女兒離家出走了，我得馬上把她哄回來。

慢慢（輕輕）弄好 [T]

例句：

He was delighted to coax the monoplane to 330 m.p.h.

這架單翼飛機在他的擺弄下時速達到了每小時330英里，他感到很高興。

例句：

He would stride on stage then proceed to coax the sweetest possible sounds out of his violin.

他會大步走上舞臺，然後輕輕地拉他的小提琴，奏出美妙動聽的曲調。

二、詞義辨析：

induce,persuade,urge,convince,counsel,coax

這些動詞均有“勸說，勸導，勸誘”之意。induce指用講道理來使某人做某事。persuade普通用詞，指通過勸說、感情交流等而使對方做勸說者所希望的事。urge語氣強，指不斷地熱情地規勸誘導。convince指憑行動、事實或言語使他人從思想感情上信服。counsel較正式用詞，指對一些較重大事情所提出的勸告。有時也用於非正式場合，但仍強調嚴肅的一面。coax指用好話善意或耐心勸誘、哄騙某人做某事。

三、參考例句：

Please coax this naughty boy away.

請把那調皮的孩子哄走。

He tried to coax her into arranging her nursery elsewhere.

他試圖勸誘她把她的幼兒園安排到別處去。

He was delighted to coax the monoplane to 330 m.p.h.

這架單翼飛機在他的擺弄下時速達到了每小時330英里，他感到很高興。

I had to coax the information out of him.

我得用好話套出他掌握的情況。

Dad never learned to coax sweet sounds from his violin.

爸爸從未學過從他的小提琴上拉出美妙的聲音。

I think I can coax my father into increasing my pocket money.

我想我可以說服我父親增加我的零花錢。

The mother coax the daughter out of go to the party alone.

母親好言相勸，不讓女兒獨自去參加聚會。

My daughter ran away from home, I have to coax her back at once.

我的女兒離家出走了，我得馬上把她哄回來。

He would stride on stage then proceed to coax the sweetest possible sounds out of his violin.

他會大步走上舞臺，然後輕輕地拉他的小提琴，奏出美妙動聽的曲調。

The group initially tried to coax a zebra out of its enclosure, but the animal reportedly refused.

據稱這夥人一開始想要將一隻斑馬哄騙出籠，但被斑馬拒絕了。