一、详细释义：


v.

使确信，使信服 [T]


例句：

I tried to convince him of the reality.

我试图使他相信现实。


例句：

She was not able to convince me of her beliefs.

她无法使我相信她的信仰。


说服，劝服 [T]


例句：

It's well nigh impossible to convince him.

要说服他几乎不可能。


例句：

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。


二、词义辨析：


induce,persuade,urge,convince,counsel,coax

这些动词均有“劝说，劝导，劝诱”之意。 induce指用讲道理来使某人做某事。 persuade普通用词，指通过劝说、感情交流等而使对方做劝说者所希望的事。 urge语气强，指不断地热情地规劝诱导。 convince指凭行动、事实或言语使他人从思想感情上信服。 counsel较正式用词，指对一些较重大事情所提出的劝告。有时也用于非正式场合，但仍强调严肃的一面。 coax指用好话善意或耐心劝诱、哄骗某人做某事。


三、参考例句：


We utterly failed to convince them.

我们根本说服不了他们。


Efforts to convince him were futile.

试图说服他所作的努力纯属徒劳。


It's hopeless trying to convince her.

要说服她是没有希望的。


Only by reasoning can we convince people completely.

只有以理服人，才能使人心悦诚服。


I tried to convince him of the reality.

我试图使他相信现实。


It's well nigh impossible to convince him.

要说服他几乎不可能。


I tried to convince him of the reality.

我试图使他相信现实。


The lawyer's cogent arguments convince the jury.

这位律师强有力的争辩博得陪审团之信服。


How can I convince you of her honesty?

我怎样才能使你相信她很诚实呢？


She was not able to convince me of her beliefs.

她无法使我相信她的信仰。