[VERB 动词]使确信;使信服;使相信 If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists.
[V n of n]
[V n that]
[Also V n]
Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity...
虽然我很快便让他相信我是清白的,但是我想他仍然非常怀疑我是否神志正常。
The waste disposal industry is finding it difficult to convince the public that its operations are safe.
废物处理行业发现很难让公众相信其操作是安全的。
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[VERB 动词]说服;劝服 If someone or something convinces you to do something, they persuade you to do it.
[V n to-inf]
[Also V n]
[mainly AM 主美]
That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud.
在普拉茨堡的那个周末,他说服她嫁给巴德。
Oxford
con·vince★AWL/kənˈvɪns; NAmEkənˈvɪns/verb1★to make sb/yourself believe that sth is true 使确信;使相信;使信服convincesb/yourself (of sth) ◆You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。convincesb/yourself (that)… ◆I'd convinced myself (that) I was right.我确信自己是正确的。2★convincesb to do sth to persuade sb to do sth 说服,劝说(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 at
1to make someone feel certain that something is true: Her arguments didn’t convince everyone, but changes were made.convince somebody (that) Baker had to convince jurors that his client had been nowhere near the scene of the murder.convince somebody of something The officials were eager to convince us of the safety of the nuclear reactors.2to persuade someone to do somethingSYN persuadeconvince somebody to do something I’ve been trying to convince Jean to come with me.► see thesaurus at
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