[VERB 动词]诱使;诱惑;怂恿 To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing.
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Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors...
零售商们几乎尝试了所有办法以吸引购物者进入商店。
Child murderers in the past have very often carried photographs of young children to entice their victims away...
过去儿童谋杀犯常常携带一些小孩子的照片来诱拐他们的受害者。
They'll entice doctors to move from the cities by paying them better salaries.
他们将出更高的薪水吸引医生们走出城市。
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en·tice/ɪnˈtaɪs; NAmEɪnˈtaɪs/verbto persuade sb/sth to go somewhere or to do sth, usually by offering them sth 诱使;引诱SYN
persuade
enticesb/sth (+ adv./prep.) ◆The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores.低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。◆The animal refused to be enticed from its hole.那只动物怎么引诱也不肯出洞。enticesb into doing sth ◆He was not enticed into parting with his cash.他没有因为诱惑而掏钱。enticesb to do sth ◆Try and entice the child to eat by offering small portions of their favourite food.给少许孩子爱吃的食物,设法诱使他们吃饭。▶en·tice·mententicemententicements/ɪnˈtaɪsmənt; NAmEɪnˈtaɪsmənt/noun[countable , uncountable ]◆The party is offering low taxation as its main enticement.这个党正提出低税收,以此作为其主要的诱人举措。enticeenticesenticedenticingen·tice/ɪnˈtaɪs; NAmEɪnˈtaɪs/en·tice·ment/ɪnˈtaɪsmənt; NAmEɪnˈtaɪsmənt/
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enticeen‧tice /ɪnˈtaɪs/ verb [transitive]
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to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere, usually by offering them something that they wantentice into/away/from etc The birds were enticed back into Britain 40 years ago.entice somebody/something to do something Our special offers are intended to entice people to buy.—enticement noun [countable, uncountable]
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