to persuade · to convince · to talk sb over · Taiwan pr. shuì fú

shuō fú

sh+uō·1st tonef+ú·2nd tone

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I tried to convince Tom to come home.

我试着说服汤姆回家。

How did Tom talk Mary into babysitting his children?

汤姆是怎么说服玛丽照顾他的小孩的呢？

Tom told Mary not to waste her time trying to convince John to help.

汤姆对玛丽说，不要浪费时间去说服约翰来帮忙。

Tom failed to persuade Mary.

汤姆没能说服玛丽。

She tried to persuade him to attend the meeting.

她试图说服他来参加会议。

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