- 1.
说服，劝服 -
• She finally persuaded her son to go to college. 她终于说服了儿子去上大学。 -
• We persuaded him out of his foolish plan. 我们劝服他停止他的愚蠢计划。 - 2.
使相信；使同意 -
• I persuaded him of its truth. 我使他相信这是真的。 -
• I'm not fully persuaded by the evidence. 我并不完全相信那证据。
用法说明
persuade，talk
persuade指劝说并产生效果，如果表示劝说不一定成功，常用try to persuade。试比较：
His mother has persuaded him into working hard.他母亲已把他说服，叫他努力学习。(说服成了)
His mother has tried to persuade him into working hard.他母亲曾试图把他说服，叫他努力学习。(不一定能成)
persuade后面除接介词into外，还可接动词不定式，例如：
Please try and persuade her not to come with us.请先想办法说服她别跟我们一起去。
在表达“劝服某人做(或不做)某事”之义时，还可用talk sb. into (或out of) doing sth.，例如：
He talked his father into lending him the car. 他说服父亲把车借给他用。
I tried to talk her out of leaving. 我竭力劝阻她离开。