Definition
v.
to urge (someone) to stayto try to keep (someone) from leaving
Examples
- ,挽留。Tā zhíyì yào zǒu, wǒmen zěnme wǎn liú dōu méi yòng.He insisted on leaving; no matter how we tried to urge him to stay, it was useless.
- 挽留。Lǐngdǎo qīnzì wǎn liú zhè wèi guānjiàn yuángōng.The leader personally urged this key employee to stay.
- 挽留,。Jǐnguǎn dàjiā yí zài wǎn liú, tā háishì juédìng cízhí.Although everyone repeatedly urged her to stay, she still decided to resign.
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