coax

C2 大学 FREQ #26913 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 哄, 诱骗, 耐心地摆弄 vi. 哄骗 [计] 同轴电缆

发音

UK /kəʊks/
UK /ˈkəʊæks/
US /koʊks/
US /koʊæks/

词形变化

coaxes 复数 coaxed coaxes 三单 coaxes coaxest coaxeth coaxing coaxing 现在分词 coaxed 过去式 coaxed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

哄；哄诱；慢慢将…弄好

动词

哄骗；劝诱

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A simpleton; a dupe.

    废旧
  2. 1.

    Clipping of coaxial cable.

    可数 不可数
v. C2
  1. 1.

    To fondle, kid, pet, tease.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.

    诱哄

    哄

    氹

    及物

    12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable.

    He coaxed the horse gently into the trailer.

  3. 3.

    To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.

    及物

    They coaxed the rope through the pipe.

    I've finally coaxed the sticky drawers open.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Clipping of coaxial.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

coax cable coaxial cable

上位词 3

line cable transmission line
动词

同义词 6

sweet-talk blarney cajole inveigle palaver wheedle

上位词 1

persuade

下位词 4

bully swagger softsoap browbeat

相关短语

coax cable 同轴电缆 coaxial cable [计] 同轴电缆 [化] 同轴线

词源

Originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to cock (“male bird, pert boy”). The modern spelling is from 1706.

来源：wiktionary