英语单词 | lure |
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英美音标 | [luə(r)] |
中文释义 | v.引诱,诱惑 |
vocab简明 | To lure is to entice or bait someone. A lure is used to bait or entice fish to attach themselves to your hook. "He had a new shiny lure, which was enough to lure me into going on the fishing trip." |
vocab扩展 | The verb lure is related to words that mean “bait,” “deceit,” and “invite.” Often, when lure is used, there is a nefarious implication, as in: “He was able to lure her into the alley, but her friends soon came looking for her.” The noun lure is the thing that draws in the person or animal, which can be either a physical object or a concept. "The lure of his great wealth kept her in the relationship despite his infidelity." |
真题原句 | And since these messages have an agenda -- to lure us to open our wallets -- they make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable. Nevertheless, Williams’s suit charges that the casino, knowing he was “helplessly addicted to gambling,” intentionally worked to “lure” him to “engage in conduct against his will.” Well. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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]
2 [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. 3 [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]
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来源 | 2006.4 |
Tags: 单词::2006
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