allure

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishallureal‧lure /əˈljʊə $ əˈlʊr/ noun [singular, uncountable] ATTRACTa mysterious, exciting, or desirable qualityallure of the allure of foreign travel At 50, she had lost none of her sexual allure. —allure verb [transitive] harmonies that never fail to allure the listener —alluring adjective the alluring magic of Hong Kong —allurement noun [countable, uncountable]Examples from the Corpusallure• She was twenty-eight years of age with the kind of breathtaking allure normally associated with the cover of a glossy fashion magazine.• Passing the test allows a character to sense that there is some magical allure or drawing-in effect here which is dangerous.• It held no allure for me.• They do not possess the seductive allure of other parts of the female anatomy.• A challenging language, carrying with it the sweet allure of forbidden fruit.• The allure of pipes, of a lute, of a lyre, a flute.• Fatty snacks can soon lose their allure if you have nothing else to eat.Origin allure (1500-1600) allure “to attract” ((15-21 centuries)), from Old French alurer, from luere; → LURE2

单词	allure
释义	allure From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishallureal‧lure /əˈljʊə $ əˈlʊr/ noun [singular, uncountable] ATTRACTa mysterious, exciting, or desirable qualityallure of the allure of foreign travel At 50, she had lost none of her sexual allure. —allure verb [transitive] harmonies that never fail to allure the listener —alluring adjective the alluring magic of Hong Kong —allurement noun [countable, uncountable]Examples from the Corpusallure• She was twenty-eight years of age with the kind of breathtaking allure normally associated with the cover of a glossy fashion magazine.• Passing the test allows a character to sense that there is some magical allure or drawing-in effect here which is dangerous.• It held no allure for me.• They do not possess the seductive allure of other parts of the female anatomy.• A challenging language, carrying with it the sweet allure of forbidden fruit.• The allure of pipes, of a lute, of a lyre, a flute.• Fatty snacks can soon lose their allure if you have nothing else to eat.Origin allure (1500-1600) allure “to attract” ((15-21 centuries)), from Old French alurer, from luere; → LURE2
随便看	up to now/until now up to scratch up to snuff up to something up to speed up to the eyeballs in up to the minute up to the present day up to the/your eyeballs in something up to until now up to your eyeballs in up to/until/to the present day up until the present day up your street up yours up yours! up-a-day up-and-coming up-country up-scale up-tempo up-to-date up-to-date data etc up-to-date equipment etc up-to-date equipment/facilities/technology etc