work on 企图影响或说服;忙于
Can you work on him to change his mind?
你能说服他改变主意吗?
She's willing to work on the relationship.
艾蜜莉愿意跟我复合
convince使确信;使信服;说服
I try to convince him of the reality of the danger.
我试图使他相信危险的确存在。
It took many hours to convince me of his guilt.
研究了许多个小时我才相信他有罪。
patch things up和好, 进行修补
He would indeed seek to patch things up.
他一定会设法把事情加以补救。
Try to patch things up between them, will you?
你去给他们说和说和。