This flashcard teaches the definitions and usage of the word "lure", covering its use as a verb meaning to entice, tempt, or trick, and as a noun referring to bait or attractiveness.
[VERB 动词]引诱;诱惑;哄骗 To lure someone means to trick them into a particular place or to trick them into doing something that they should not do.
[V n prep/adv]
He lured her to his home and shot her with his father's gun...
他把她哄到家里,用他父亲的枪射杀了她。
They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap...
他们没有意识到自己正被诱入圈套。
The company aims to lure smokers back to cigarettes.
该公司旨在把吸烟人士诱回到香烟上来。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]诱饵 A lure is an object which is used to attract animals so that they can be caught.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]诱惑力;魅力 A lure is an attractive quality that something has, or something that you find attractive.
[usu sing]
The excitement of hunting big game in Africa has been a lure to Europeans for 200 years...
到非洲猎取大型野生动物的刺激两百年来一直吸引着欧洲人。
The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.
事实证明,乡村生活的魅力丝毫未减。
Oxford
lure/lʊə(r);ljʊə(r); NAmElʊr/
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noun
lureluresluredluringverbluresb (+ adv./prep.) ( disapproving) to persuade or trick sb to go somewhere or to do sth by promising them a reward 劝诱;引诱;诱惑SYN
entice
◆The child was lured into a car but managed to escape.那小孩被诱骗上了车,但设法逃掉了。◆Young people are lured to the city by the prospect of a job and money.年轻人希望打工赚钱,从而被吸引到城市。noun1[usually singular ]the attractive qualities of sth 吸引力;诱惑力;魅力◆Few can resist the lure ofadventure. 很少有人能抵挡历险的诱惑力。2a thing that is used to attract fish or animals, so that they can be caught 鱼饵;诱饵lure/lʊə(r);ljʊə(r); NAmElʊr/
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lure1 verb
lure2 noun
lurelure1 /lʊə, ljʊə $ lʊr/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to persuade someone to do something, especially something wrong or dangerous, by making it seem attractive or excitinglure somebody into (doing) something People may be lured into buying tickets by clever advertising.lure somebody away Computer games are luring youngsters away from their lessons.2to attract customers, workers, money etc from another company or placelure somebody back/away The bank launched an advertising campaign to lure back its traditional customers. It’s very difficult to lure talent away from Silicon Valley.
lure1 verb
lure2 noun
lurelure2 ●○○ noun [countable]
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1[usually singular] something that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do thislure of the lure of easy money Malc wasn’t mature enough to resist the lure of drink and drugs.2an object used to attract animals or fish so that they can be caughtSYN decoy
WDF
lure
[lʊə(r)]lured, luring, lures
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lured[2512] lures[561] luring[745]
吸引(48%),诱惑(32%),饵(14%),吸引力(6%)
n.诱惑;饵;诱惑物
vt.诱惑;引诱
n.(Lure)人名;(英)卢尔
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