[N-VAR 可变名词]刺激；激励；奖励 If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it.
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There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures...
几乎没有什么激励政策来促使人们采取这些措施。
Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R&D.
英国许多公司都很欢迎以税收优惠的方式来鼓励研发的想法。
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in·cen·tiveAWL/ɪnˈsentɪv; NAmEɪnˈsentɪv/noun[countable , uncountable ]incentive(for/to sb/sth) (to do sth) something that encourages you to do sth 激励；刺激；鼓励◆tax incentives to encourage savings鼓励储蓄的税收措施◆There is no incentive for people to save fuel.没有鼓励人们节约燃料的措施。OPP
something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc → motivation: As an added incentive, there’s a bottle of champagne for the best team.create/provide/give somebody an incentive Awards provide an incentive for young people to improve their skills.incentive to do something Farmers lack any incentive to manage their land organically.economic/financial/tax etc incentives a recycling drive backed with financial incentivesCOLLOCATIONSverbshave an incentive· Companies have an incentive to maximize efficiency.give/offer somebody an incentive· If you want people to change their behaviour, it's a good idea to offer them some kind of incentive.provide somebody with an incentive· Good teachers provide their students with incentives to learn.create an incentive· We need to create an incentive for people to recycle their rubbish.act as an incentive (=be an incentive)· The chance of promotion acts as an incentive for many employees.adjectivesa strong/powerful incentive· The possibility of acquiring wealth acts as a strong incentive in many people's lives.a significant incentive· The high financial rewards provide a significant incentive.a greater incentive· The scheme gives industry a greater incentive to tackle pollution.the main incentive· What is the main incentive for people to join the army?an extra/added incentive· The cash prize gives contestants an added incentive to do well.economic/financial incentives (=money that is offered to someone as an incentive)· Doctors are encouraged through financial incentives to work in poor areas.NOUN + incentivecash incentives· The scheme gives farmers cash incentives to manage the countryside for wildlife.tax incentives (=a reduction in tax, offered to people as an incentive)· Tax incentives are provided for employees to buy shares in their own companies.price incentives (=lower prices, offered to people as an incentive)· The strong December sales were attributed to attractive price incentives.incentive + NOUNan incentive scheme/system· The incentive scheme was introduced to encourage companies to use renewable energy sources.phraseshave little/no incentive to do something· Poor farmers have little incentive to grow crops for export.
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