| 单词 | entice |
| 释义 | entice (ɪntaɪs ) Word forms: entices , enticing , enticed verb To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing. Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors. [VERB noun preposition] The manager tried to entice some of his rival club's players away. [VERB noun with adverb] They'll entice doctors to move from the cities by paying them better salaries. [VERB noun to-infinitive] Synonyms: lure, attract, invite, persuade Collocations: entice investors His job was to keep the market liquid enough to entice investors, whose trades generate revenue for the bank. Times, Sunday Times As soon as the budget was announced, these jurisdictions went into overdrive to entice investors to their shores, showing how much more tax-efficient they are. Times, Sunday Times The option of a share issue failed to entice investors during a roadshow, the company indicated. Times, Sunday Times A few percentage points of dividend should be enough to entice investors desperate for income in these low-interest times. Times, Sunday Times In order for a partnership to be of interest to investors today, the cash on cash return must be high enough to entice investors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The introduction sometimes includes a verse to entice the audience to listen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And she continued to surprise, invigorate and entice her audience over the years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has also used found sounds, played at a volume just below the threshold of pain, to entice his audiences to endure his high decibel sound experiments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has also produced a series of works that entice visitors to use mirrors to read texts revealing strange facets of local history. Times, Sunday Times But it's also hoped that a trawl through the site could entice visitors to make the journey to some of the amazing places that they've never managed to visit. Times, Sunday Times The chalets were intended to entice visitors to leave the hotels and see the backcountry in a more rustic manner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Advertisers are also enticed by the prospect that campaigns on social networking sites can be tracked more easily. Times, Sunday Times The agencies admit that many do not want to look after the elderly but were enticed by the prospect of earning up to 1,700 in a fortnight. Times, Sunday Times Men who become hosts either can not find a white-collar job, or are enticed by the prospect of high earnings through commission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Maybe the cold water would calm me down and make meeting up with my family a more enticing prospect. SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003) He now faces the less than enticing prospect of continuing a first-class career without the carrot of international cricket. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Seldom has a dead rubber presented such an enticing prospect. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Translations: Chinese: 怂恿 Japanese: 誘う |
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