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英语单词 lure
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.
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[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。

    来源 2006.4

    Tags: 单词::2006

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