coax
verb · noun · adjectiveA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(obsolete)To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
Đồng nghĩa: caress, grope, touch up, canoodle, caress, chuckle, coax, cosset, dally, dandle, dawt, faddle, feel up, fond, fondle, grabble, grope, nantle, pet, pettle, shift, smuggle, tiddle, touch up, worship
- 2.
(transitive)To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
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.
Đồng nghĩa: cajole, canoodle, persuade, tease, trap, wheedle
- 3.
(transitive)To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.
They coaxed the rope through the pipe.
I've finally coaxed the sticky drawers open.
Đồng nghĩa: ease, surprise
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(obsolete)A simpleton; a dupe.
- 2.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, countable, uncountable)Clipping of coaxial cable.
Đồng nghĩa: coax cable
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, not comparable)Clipping of coaxial.
Từ liên quan
Đồng nghĩa
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Nguồn gốc từ
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.