to convince, persuade, preach ☊ 
服气 → ☊ 
thuyết phục 
convince like: thuyết phục → →
überzeugen ☊ 
thuyết phục ☊ 
说服 ☊ shuō fú jemanden überzeugen ☊ thuyết phục ai đó ☊ 说服某人 ☊ shuìfú mǒurén eine überzeugende Darstellung ☊ một cách trình bày thuyết phục ☊ 一个有说服力的陈述 ☊ yī gè yǒu shuìfúlì de chénshù die Überzeugung ☊ thuyết phục ☊ ☊ überzeugen ☊ thuyết phục ☊ ☊ jemanden überzeugen ☊ thuyết phục ai đó ☊ ☊ eine überzeugende Darstellung ☊ một cách trình bày thuyết phục ☊ ☊ I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult). ☊ awful ☊
He persuaded a small band of volunteers to help. ☊ band ☊
convince sb/yourself (of sth): You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. ☊ convince ☊
convince sb/yourself (that)...: I'd convinced myself (that) I was right. ☊ convince ☊
The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of a revolution. ☊ convince ☊
I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. ☊ convince ☊
demonstrate that...: These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working. ☊ demonstrate ☊
I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave. ☊ difficulty ☊
I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect. ☊ effect ☊
evidence (of sth): There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer. ☊ evidence ☊
fail in sth: I failed in my attempt to persuade her. ☊ fail ☊
We will achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force. ☊ force ☊
She agreed to come, after a little gentle persuasion. ☊ gentle ☊
He's too easily led (= easily persuaded to do or think sth). ☊ lead ☊
It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). ☊ long ☊
How did you manage to persuade him? ☊ manage ☊
Persuasion is one of the most valuable skills in marketing. ☊ marketing ☊
You'll never persuade him to stay—his mind's made up (= he has definitely decided to go). ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
the peace movement (= that tries to prevent war by protesting, persuading politicians, etc.) ☊ peace ☊
persuade sb to do sth: Try to persuade him to come. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb: Please try and persuade her. ☊ persuade ☊
She's always easily persuaded. ☊ persuade ☊
I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb into sth/into doing sth: I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb/yourself that...: It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. ☊ persuade ☊
She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb: No one was persuaded by his arguments. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb of sth: I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits. ☊ persuade ☊
He had to use all his powers of persuasion. ☊ power ☊
He presents a convincing case. ☊ present ☊
It wasn't easy to persuade her to come—quite the reverse. ☊ reverse ☊
scare tactics (= ways of persuading people to do sth by frightening them) ☊ scare ☊
I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come. ☊ terrible ☊
It's no use—I can't persuade her. ☊ it's no use (doing sth), what's the use (of doing sth)? ☊
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car. ☊ weak ☊