carrot

noun

/ˈkærət/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] a long pointed orange root vegetable
- grated carrot
- a slice of carrot cake
- a pound of carrots
- a bag of baby carrots
- a glass of carrot juice
- carrot sticks (= long thin pieces)
Topics Fooda1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- raw
- cooked
- steamed
- …
verb + carrot
- eat
- have
- cook
- …
carrot + noun
- top
- cake
- juice
- …
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[countable] a reward promised to somebody in order to persuade them to do something synonym incentive
- They are holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid.
- It's a big carrot he's dangling in front of Marler's nose.
Extra Examples
- Even with the carrot of a free lunch it is unlikely that many people will turn up.
- In a market economy profits are the carrot that encourages firms to take risks.
Topics Discussion and agreementc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + carrot
- dangle
- hold out
- offer (somebody)
- …
phrases
- a carrot and stick
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Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton.

Idioms

the carrot and (the) stick (approach)

if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not
- The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes.
Extra Examples
- to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach
- He decided to use the carrot and stick approach.

单词	carrot
释义	carrot noun /ˈkærət/ /ˈkærət/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [uncountable, countable] a long pointed orange root vegetable grated carrot a slice of carrot cake a pound of carrots a bag of baby carrots a glass of carrot juice carrot sticks (= long thin pieces) Topics Fooda1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective raw cooked steamed … verb + carrot eat have cook … carrot + noun top cake juice … See full entry [countable] a reward promised to somebody in order to persuade them to do something synonym incentive They are holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid. It's a big carrot he's dangling in front of Marler's nose. Extra Examples Even with the carrot of a free lunch it is unlikely that many people will turn up. In a market economy profits are the carrot that encourages firms to take risks. Topics Discussion and agreementc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + carrot dangle hold out offer (somebody) … phrases a carrot and stick See full entry Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton. Idioms the carrot and (the) stick (approach) if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes. Extra Examples to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach He decided to use the carrot and stick approach.
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