talk round

英 [tɔːk raʊnd]

美 [tɔːk raʊnd]

说服; 劝说…回心转意

柯林斯词典

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 talk around


• PHRASAL VERB 说服;劝说…回心转意
  If youtalksomeoneround, you persuade them to change their mind so that they agree with you, or agree to do what you want them to do
  1. He went to the house to try to talk her round...
     他到她家里，试图劝她回心转意。
  2. It advises salesmen to talk round reluctant customers over a cup of tea.
     它建议销售人员和犹豫不决、不愿购买的顾客一边喝茶，一边说服他们。

双语例句

• Don't talk round the question; come straight to the point.
  不要在这个问题上绕圈子，开门见山地谈吧。
• Officials say the need for capital controls has been amplified by talk of a fresh round of quantitative easing in the US.
  官员们表示，美国将启动新一轮定量宽松的说法，加大了他们实施资本管制的需要。
• She sounded adamant over the phone but I may still be able to talk her round.
  她在电话里的口气听起来很坚决，但我也许还能说服她。
• It advises salesmen to talk round reluctant customers over a cup of tea.
  它建议销售人员和犹豫不决、不愿购买的顾客一边喝茶，一边说服他们。
• He's one of those headstrong people who are hard to talk round.
  他是那种一意孤行、很难被说服的人。
• I spent a long time trying to talk him round, but he just wouldn't listen.
  我劝了他半天，他就是不听。
• I couldn't talk her round and so complied.
  我拗不过她，只好同意了。
• Do you think you can talk your mother round to lending us some money?
  你认为你能说服你母亲借点钱给我们吗？
• I'm sure I can talk her round.
  我相信自己能说服她。
• Sooner or later, in conversations with media owners about the problem of competing with free content, the talk will come round to the troubles of the music business.
  如果与媒体所有者讨论和免费内容竞争的问题，话题迟早会转到唱片业的困境。