1. 劝说；说服
    If you persuade someone to do something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it.

    e.g. My husband persuaded me to come...
           我丈夫说服我前来。
    e.g. We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here...
           我们正在努力劝说制造商在这里销售。

2. 使采取行动
    If something persuades someone to take a particular course of action, it causes them to take that course of action because it is a good reason for doing so.

    e.g. The Conservative Party's victory in April's general election persuaded him to run for President again...
           4月保守党在大选中获胜促使他再次竞选总统。
    e.g. It was the lack of privacy that eventually persuaded us to move after Ben was born.
           就是因为想要清静，我们最终在本出生后搬家了。

3. 使信服；使相信
    If you persuade someone that something is true, you say things that eventually make them believe that it is true.

persuade的解释

    e.g. I've persuaded Mrs Tennant that it's time she retired...
           我已经说服坦南特夫人她该退休了。
    e.g. We had managed to persuade them that it was worth working with us...
           我们已经让他们相信与我们合作是值得的。