Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11754
coaxed
哄；劝诱；耐心摆弄
coaxed is the past of coax.
To persuade someone gently or by flattery, or to make something work with patient effort.
- 1.
To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
用甜言蜜语或奉承逐渐说服(人、组织、动物等)做某事。
- 2.
To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.
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。
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
In use
She coaxed the shy cat out from under the bed with a piece of fish.
The teacher tried to coax a smile from the worried student by telling a funny joke.
He spent hours coaxing the old radio back to life by gently adjusting the wires.
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。
The detective coaxed the truth out of the witness.
侦探从证人那里哄出了真话。
coax sth + adv./prep.
用于物体，表示靠耐心和技巧使某物移动、运转或恢复，对象常为机器、车辆等。
Connections
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
- 使某物恢复运转；把某物弄活
- She coaxed the old engine into life.她耐心地把那台旧发动机发动了起来。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
coax 谐音“扣克斯”：像用话语扣住人心，软磨硬泡地哄。
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。
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/.
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。
Learn the forms together
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