Word · Frequency #19954
cajole
哄骗;劝诱;甜言蜜语地说服
核心释义
to persuade or influence someone with gentle flattery, pleading, or reassurance
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以奉承或承诺劝诱某人做其不愿做的事;哄骗
To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
以奉承或承诺劝诱某人做其不愿做的事;哄骗;以甜言蜜语哄骗;勾引
用法In use
She often cajoles her little brother into cleaning up his toys.
用法提示:这里 cajole 作及物动词,后接 into + 动名词,表示“哄某人做某事”;第三人称单数用 cajoles。
The coach cajoled the players to stay for extra practice.
用法提示:这里 cajole 作及物动词,后接不定式 to do,表示用劝诱的方式促使某人做某事;过去式为 cajoled。
The little boy cajoled a cookie from his grandmother.
用法提示:这里 cajole 作及物动词,后接 cajole sth. from sb.,表示靠哄骗或劝诱从某人处得到某物;过去式为 cajoled。
cajole somebody into doing something
cajole 后常接 into + 动名词,表示用甜言蜜语或奉承说服某人做某事。
She cajoled her colleague into helping with the presentation.
她说好话哄她的同事帮忙做演示文稿。
cajole somebody to do something
cajole 也可接不定式,与 into doing 结构相比,to do 结构在口语中也常见。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cajole someone into doing something
- 哄骗某人做某事;用甜言蜜语说服某人做某事
- She cajoled her parents into letting her go to the concert.她甜言蜜语地说服父母让她去听音乐会。
- cajole someone out of something
- 劝某人打消某念头;哄某人不再做某事
- He cajoled his colleague out of resigning.他好言相劝,使同事打消了辞职的念头。
- cajole money out of someone
- 从某人那里哄到钱;缠着某人给钱
- She cajoled money out of her grandfather.她缠着爷爷给了她钱。
- cajole a smile from someone
- 逗某人露出笑容
- The clown cajoled a smile from the shy child.小丑逗得那个害羞的孩子露出了笑容。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
cajole 像给小孩糖吃:以柔克刚,用甜言蜜语哄人,而非强迫。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常交谈、新闻报道、职场沟通 该词表示用甜言蜜语或讨好方式说服某人,语气中等,不算很正式,但比同义的 coax 略书面。日常交谈和书面语中都可能出现,多用于描述需要巧妙的劝说或略带哄骗色彩的场景。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 cajole 押韵:pole、role、goal、whole、control、bowl,它们的重读元音和尾音都是 /əʊl/。注意拼写不同:-ole、-oal、-ol、-owl。小心形似词:jowl(/dʒaʊl/,下颌)和 howl(/haʊl/,嚎叫)虽然也以 -owl 结尾,但发音是 /aʊl/,不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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