lure
verb
noun
lʊə
verb
1
to
persuade
someone
to
do
something,
especially
something
wrong
or
dangerous,
by
making
it
seem
attractive
or
exciting
引诱,诱惑
lure
sb
into
(doing)
sth
People
may
be
lured
into
buying
tickets
by
clever
advertising.
人们可能会受滑头广告的诱惑去买票。
lure
sb
away
Computer
games
are
luring
youngsters
away
from
their
lessons.
计算机游戏诱惑着青少年,分散了他们的学习注意力。
2
to
attract
customers,
workers,
money
etc
from
another
company
or
place
吸引〔其他公司或地方的顾客、工人、资金等〕
lure
sb
back/away
The
bank
launched
an
advertising
campaign
to
lure
back
its
traditional
customers.
银行发动了一场广告宣传活动,目的是要把传统客户吸引回去。
It’s
very
difficult
to
lure
talent
away
from
Silicon
Valley.
要吸引人才离开“硅谷”是很困难的。
noun
3
something
that
attracts
people,
or
the
quality
of
being
able
to
do
this
诱惑(物); 诱惑力,吸引力
usually singular 一般用单数
[+
of
]
the
lure
of
easy
money
赚钱容易的诱惑
Malc
wasn’t
mature
enough
to
resist
the
lure
of
drink
and
drugs.
马尔克还不够成熟,抵挡不住酒和毒品的诱惑。
4
an
object
used
to
attract
animals
or
fish
so
that
they
can
be
caught
诱饵; 鱼饵;