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平凡な日々の中に彩りを見つけられることを生きがいにしたい今日この頃 -日々の備忘録-

Daily English 2020.06.29

今日から一週間の始まり。

パパはご飯も喉を通らないくらい仕事で追い詰められていて心配。

出来ることは見守ることだけなのかな?

今日の単語。

 

1. cajole A into doing(Aをおだてて~させる)

= He is good at cajoling people into doing what he wants.

 

2. coerce A into doing(Aに強要して~させる)

= The suspect was coereced into confessing.

 

3. implore A to do(Aに~するように懇願する)

= She implored him to help her.

 

4. coax A into doing(Aをなだめて~にさせる)

= I coaxed my daughter into going to the doctor.

 

5. entice A to do(Aをそそのかして~させる)

= Advertisements try to entice consumers to buy things they don't really need.

 

6. dupe A into doing(Aをだまして~させる)

= She was duped into buying a fake Louis Vuitton bag.

 

7. exhort A to do(Aに~するよう呼び掛ける)

= The religious leader exhorted demonstrators to avoid violence.

 

8. dissuade A from doing(Aに~するのを思いとどまらせる)

= I tried to dissuade him from quitting his job.