Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11754
coax
哄；劝诱；耐心摆弄
核心释义
To persuade someone gently or by flattery, or to make something work with patient effort.
- 1.
用甜言蜜语或奉承逐渐说服(人、组织、动物等)做某事。
To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
- 2.
小心地操纵(某人或某物)使其达到特定的预期状态、情况或位置。
To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.
用甜言蜜语或奉承逐渐说服(人、组织、动物等)做某事。；小心地操纵(某人或某物)使其达到特定的预期状态、情况或位置。；哄；诱骗；耐心地摆弄
用法In use
She coaxed the shy cat out from under the bed with a piece of fish.
用法提示：coax 作及物动词，意为“哄、耐心劝诱”，此处用过去式 coaxed，后接宾语和方式状语。
The teacher tried to coax a smile from the worried student by telling a funny joke.
用法提示：coax 此处为及物动词，意为“哄出、引导出”，后接宾语 a smile，介词 from 引出对象。
He spent hours coaxing the old radio back to life by gently adjusting the wires.
用法提示：coax 此处用 -ing 形式 coaxing，表示“耐心地摆弄使其恢复”，接宾语和补足语。
coax sb into doing sth
强调通过温柔、耐心的话语使某人愿意做某事。
She coaxed her son into eating his vegetables.
她哄儿子吃了蔬菜。
coax sth out of sb
常用于信息、答案、笑容等抽象事物，暗示对方起初不愿意给。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- coax somebody into doing something
- 哄某人做某事
- She coaxed her toddler into taking the medicine.她哄着幼儿把药吃了。
- coax something out of somebody
- 从某人口中套出某事
- The detective finally coaxed the truth out of the witness.侦探终于从证人口中套出了真相。
- coax somebody/something back
- 把某人/某物哄回来
- They tried to coax the frightened bird back into its cage.他们试图把受惊的鸟哄回笼子里。
- coax something open
- 耐心地弄开某物
- He coaxed the stiff window open.他耐心地把卡住的窗户弄开了。
- coax something into life
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
coax 谐音“扣克斯”：像用话语扣住人心，软磨硬泡地哄。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话/哄劝、销售或协商、调试旧设备/机器 coax 作动词时通常表示用温柔、耐心的话哄劝某人，或费力摆弄使机器运作，多用于日常口语和一般书面语；作名词时是 coaxial cable（同轴电缆）的简称，比较口语化，常见于技术或非正式讨论。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with coax, sharing the final /əʊks/ sound: hoax, oaks, soaks, jokes, folks, strokes. Watch out for lookalikes that sound different: coach /kəʊtʃ/, coat /kəʊt/, coast /kəʊst/, and coats /kəʊts/ do not end in /ks/.
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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