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coaxing

/kəʊksɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

哄， 逗弄

To fondle, kid, pet, tease.

Examples :

"The mother was coaxing her son to eat his vegetables, gently teasing him about the yummy flavors. "
妈妈正在哄儿子吃蔬菜， 轻轻逗弄他说蔬菜味道好极了。
action human communication attitude

Related Words

Illustration flattery

flattery noun

/ˈflætəɹi/

奉承, 谄媚。

"The student's essay was full of flattery for the teacher, hoping to get a better grade. "

这名学生的文章里充满了对老师的奉承话，希望能得到更高的分数。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration manipulate

manipulate verb

/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/

操纵，操作。

"The chef carefully manipulated the ingredients, stirring the sauce gently. "

厨师小心地操作着食材，轻轻地搅拌着酱汁。

Illustration innumerable

innumerable adjective

/ɪˈnjuːməɹ.əbəl/ /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/

数不清，无数的

"The casualties of the Second World War were so great that they are innumerable."

第二次世界大战的伤亡人数之多，简直数不清。

Illustration organisation

organisation noun

/ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

有条理, 组织性

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

这幅画乍一看显得很没条理，但细细品味，其中的结构就逐渐清晰了。

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

细节，要点

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

老师指出了这道数学题里一个特别的细节，很多学生都忽略了。

Illustration position

position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

位置，地点，方位。

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

我在教室里最喜欢的位置是靠窗户的地方。

Illustration gradually

gradually adverb

/ˈɡɹædʒuəli/

逐渐地，渐渐地，逐步地

"The plants gradually grew taller over the summer. "

夏天期间，这些植物渐渐地长高了。

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

Illustration persuade

persuade verb

/pəˈsweɪd/ /pɚˈsweɪd/

说服，劝说

"That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion."

那个推销员成功说服我买了这瓶润肤露。

Illustration situation

situation noun

/sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/

情况，局面。

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

由于债务违约的阴影迫在眉睫，美国正处于一个尴尬的局面。

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

蔬菜，青菜

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

在生物课上，我们学到，严格来说，即使是水果也算是蔬菜，因为蔬菜的定义是任何植物。