The gardener used a gentle spray of water to coax the delicate seedlings out of their protective shells.
园丁用轻柔的水雾哄劝娇嫩的幼苗从保护壳中长出。
Which choice best defines “coax”?
B — To persuade gently or gradually.. “coax” means To persuade gently or gradually..
Which word means “To persuade gently or gradually.”?
C — coax. “coax” means To persuade gently or gradually..
coax — To persuade gently or gradually.. In Chinese: 哄劝；诱哄.
coax is pronounced //kəʊks//.
The gardener used a gentle spray of water to coax the delicate seedlings out of their protective shells. (园丁用轻柔的水雾哄劝娇嫩的幼苗从保护壳中长出。)
persuade, entice, urge — all close in meaning to coax (To persuade gently or gradually.).
force, coerce — each the opposite of coax (To persuade gently or gradually.).
Yes. coax is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
coax → 好言相劝。