| 单词 | convince sb to do sth |
| 释义 | convince sb to do sth [transitive] to make sb do sth by giving them good reasons for doing it劝说，说服（某人做某事）◆i've been trying to convince him to see a doctor.我一直劝他去看病。note 辨析 persuade or convince?when followed by an infinitive with to, persuade and convince both mean that a person does sth because of sth you have said or done. you can persuade sb to do sth in many different ways, for example by making them believe it is right, by showing them that they will gain sth from it, or by giving them sth in return.当后接带 to 的不定式时，persuade 和 convince 均表示说服某人去做某事。persuade sb to do sth 可以采取不同方式，如使人相信这件事是对的或有利可图，或给予某物作回报◆nothing would persuade them to go back again.什么也不能让他们再回去了。◆subsequently he was persuaded by bribes to reverse his judgement.后来还是贿赂让他改变了原来的意见。when you convince sb to do sth, you usually make them believe that it is the right or the best thing to do. * convince sb to do sth 通常指使人相信这样做是对的或这样做最好◆he convinced me to get legal advice.他劝我去寻求法律咨询。the use of convince with this meaning is fairly recent and is more common in american english. many speakers of british english prefer to use persuade and they use convince only with the meaning 'to make sb believe that sth is true'. * convince 的这种用法是最新用法，在美式英语中较常见。说英式英语的人更喜欢用 persuade，用 convince 只表示说服某人相信某事是真实的◆he convinced me that he was right.他说服我他没错。 ➡ see also convince → convince |
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