coax/kəʊks/

vt

1. 劝诱；哄

• They often have to coax the boy into going to school. 他们常常不得不哄这个男孩去上学。

• She coaxed him out of his bad temper. 她哄得他脾气好了一些。

2. 以劝诱的方法获得

• She coaxed a smile from the little girl. 她哄得那小女孩笑了。

3. 耐心地摆弄

• He coaxed a key into the lock. 她耐心地把钥匙插进锁孔。

vi 劝诱，哄

• coax forth information 哄骗到情报

–coaxing n U –coaxingly adv