v. 说服，劝说（persuade 的过去分词形式）
1.Many dairy farmers were persuaded to switch to grass-fed when they saw its advantage in terms of profits.
当许多奶农看到牧草喂养在利润方面的优势后，他们就被说服改用牧草喂养了。
2.His temperature continued to rise and the cough worsened until Tania finally persuaded him to see a doctor.
他的体温持续升高且咳嗽加重，直到塔妮娅最终说服了他去看医生。
3.Don't let yourself be persuaded into buying things you don't really want.
不要被人说服买实际上你并不想要的东西。
4.Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent minded actions for a fortnight.
史密斯教授最近说服了35人，其中23人是女性，在两周内让他们把自己所有心不在焉的行为记在日记里。
5.They have been persuaded of the merits of peace.
他们已经被说服，认识到了和平的好处。
6.Eventually Esteban persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage.
最终埃斯特班说服她接受了求婚。
7.My husband persuaded me to come.
我丈夫说服我来的。
8.I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
我搁不住人家的劝说，就参加了比赛。
9.It was the president who persuaded the West to write off Polish debts.
是总统说服西方国家勾销波兰债务的。