1convince sb (of sth/that...) to succeed in making sb believe sth 使人相信;说服:
She convinced him of the need to go back.在她说服之下他终于相信有必要回去。I couldn't convince her that I was right.我无法使她相信我是对的。
2convince sb (to do sth) to persuade sb to do sth 说服;劝说:
The salesman convinced them to buy a new cooker.售货员说服他们买一个新炉子。
convince/kənˋvIns; kənˈvIns/v [T]1 to make someone feel certain that something is true 使确信﹔使信服: Her arguments didn’t convince me. 她的论点不能使我信服。convince sb (that) She convinced us she could do it. 她说服我们她能够做这件事。convince sb of sth He tried to convince them of his innocence. 他设法要他们相信他是无辜的。2 to persuade someone to do something [ persuade ] 说服﹐劝说: convince sb to do sth I couldn’t convince Liz to come. 我没法把利兹劝来。
convinceconvinceconvincesconvincedconvincingverb (convinces, convincing, convinced)to make somebody believe something: I couldn't convince him that I was right.