Carrot Persuade ˈkærət Stick 胡萝卜 People Order Noun
This flashcard defines the word "carrot", referring to a long, thin, orange root vegetable. It also signifies an "incentive" or "reward" offered to persuade someone to do something, often contrasted with a "stick".
[N-VAR 可变名词]胡萝卜Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
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carrot and stick
;(为鼓励别人做某事而提供的)好处,甜头(同一个句子里用以表示劝阻别人不要做某事的东西叫做stick) Something that is offered to people in order to persuade them to do something can be referred to as a carrot. Something that is meant to persuade people not to do something can be referred to in the same sentence as a 'stick'.
They will be set targets, with a carrot of extra cash and pay if they achieve them...
会给他们设定目标,如果能达到,就能得到额外的现金和报酬。
Why the new emphasis on sticks instead of diplomatic carrots?
为什么最新政策强调采取强硬手段,而不是采用外交上的怀柔策略?
Oxford
car·rot★/ˈkærət; NAmEˈkærət/noun _root_vegetables_comp.jpg _carrot.jpg 1★[uncountable , countable ]a long pointed orange root vegetable 胡萝卜◆grated carrot擦成丝的胡萝卜◆a pound of carrots一磅胡萝卜2[countable ]a reward promised to sb in order to persuade them to do sth (为说服人做事所许诺的)酬报,好处SYN
incentive
◆They are holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid.他们许诺给予 1.2 亿元的经济援助。IDIOMthe carrot and (the) stick (approach)if you use the carrot and stick approach,you persuade sb to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not 胡萝卜加大棒;威逼利诱carrotcarrotscar·rot/ˈkærət; NAmEˈkærət/
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carrotcar‧rot /ˈkærət/ ●●●S3 noun
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1carrot (1) [countable, uncountable] a long pointed orange vegetable that grows under the ground: grated carrots carrot juice2[countable] informal something that is offered to someone in order to try and persuade them to do something: They have refused to sign the agreement despite a carrot of £140 million.3carrot and stick informal a way of trying to persuade someone to do something by offering them something good if they do it, and a punishment if they do not: the government’s carrot and stick approach in getting young people to find jobs
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carrot
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