persuade/pɚˋswed; pəˈsweId/v [T]1 to make someone decide to do something by telling them why it is a good idea 说服﹐劝说: persuade sb to do sth John was trying to persuade me to stay. 约翰想劝我留下来。2 to make someone believe something [ convince ] 使相信﹐使信服: +(that) She’ll only take me back if I can persuade her that I’ve changed. 只有让她相信我已改变﹐她才会重新接纳我。persuade sb of sth We must persuade people of the importance of protecting the environment. 我们必须让人们相信保护环境的重要性。