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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".

该闪卡定义了单词“carrot”,指一种长而细的橙色根茎蔬菜,也指为了说服他人做某事而提供的“好处”或“甜头”(常与“stick”相对比)。

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/kæ̱rət/
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[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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    [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
    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 ; NAmE ˈkærət / 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。
    IDIOM the 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 carrot carrots
    car·rot / ˈkærət ; NAmE ˈkærət /
    LDC
    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
    WDF

    carrot

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