音标：[kәuks]
vt. 哄, 诱骗, 耐心地摆弄
vi. 哄骗
【计】 同轴电缆
相关词组:
coax consent out of sb
coax sb away
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coax的短语、例句：
coax
v[Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
1 ~ sb (into/out of (doing) sth) persuade sb gently or gradually 劝诱或哄劝某人
He coaxed her into letting him take her to the cinema. 他哄得她同意带她去看电影.
She coaxed him out of his bad temper. 她循循善诱地劝他改掉坏脾气.
coax a child to take its medicine 哄小孩儿吃药
(fig 比喻) coax a fire with (ie make it burn by adding) paraffin 加上煤油把火点著.
2 (phr v) coax sth outof/from sb obtain sth from sb by gentle persuasion 用好言好语劝说某人以得到某事物
I had to coax the information out of him. 我得用好话套出他掌握的情况.
She coaxed a smile from the baby. 她哄得婴儿一笑.
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