dehort verb[ T ] formaluk /ˌdiːˈhɔːt/ us /ˌdiːˈhɔːrt/ to strongly try to persuade someone not to do something极力劝阻 Opposite
exhort SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Urging & persuading ambulance-chasing argumentation badger be/go on at someoneidiom blag blagger go on hortatory hustle incitation incitement influencer jockey sucker sway unconvinced unpersuaded unpersuasive unsalable unsaleable |