jawbone

vt/vi

• ① 【美口】(尤指利用权势)劝导,说服;(通过权势人物的强烈呼吁)影响,左右
  • The President jawboned the steel industry into postponing price increases.总统劝导钢铁工业延缓涨价。
  • The U.S. is trying to jawbone the Japanese into slowing the flood of products into U.S. markets.美国正试图对日本施加压力,以使他们不要再向美国市场倾销产品。