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单词 luring
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luring


lure

L0294700 (lo͝or)n.1. a. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward: the lure of the open road.b. An attraction or appeal: Living on the ocean has a lure for many retirees.2. A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.3. A bunch of feathers attached to a long cord, used in falconry to recall the hawk.tr.v. lured, lur·ing, lures 1. To attract or entice, especially by wiles or temptation: Customers were lured to the store by ads promising big discounts.2. To recall (a falcon) with a lure.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, of Germanic origin.]
lur′er n.lur′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: lure, entice, decoy, tempt, seduce
These verbs mean to lead or attempt to lead into a wrong or foolish course: Lure suggests the use of something that attracts like bait: Industry often lures scientists from universities by offering them huge salaries. To entice is to draw on by arousing one's interests, hopes, or desires: The new arrivals were enticed by the state's sunny climate and decent salaries. To decoy is to trap or ensnare by cunning or deception: The partisans caused a disturbance to decoy the enemy patrol into a crossfire. Tempt implies an encouragement or an attraction to do something, especially something immoral, unwise, or contrary to one's better judgment: "the argument ... that options tempt [executives] to corrupt behavior that no decent shareholder would wish to profit from" (Michael Kinsley).
To seduce is to entice away and usually suggests the overcoming of moral resistance: "The French King attempted by splendid offers to seduce him from the cause of the Republic" (Thomas Macaulay).
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luring

adjectiveTending to seduce:alluring, bewitching, come-hither, enticing, inveigling, inviting, seductive, siren, tempting, witching.
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luring


  • adj

Synonyms for luring

adj tending to seduce

Synonyms

  • alluring
  • bewitching
  • come-hither
  • enticing
  • inveigling
  • inviting
  • seductive
  • siren
  • tempting
  • witching
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