/kəʊks ||; koks/verb [T]
coax sb (into/out of sth/doing sth);
coax sth out of/from sb to persuade sb gently 好言相劝；哄:
The child wasn't hungry, but his mother coaxed him into eating a little. 那孩子不饿，可他妈妈哄他吃了点东西。At last he coaxed a smile out of her. 他终于把她逗乐了。