lure

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.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, of Germanic origin.]

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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).

lure

(lʊə) vb (tr) 1. (sometimes foll by: away or into) to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward2. (Falconry) falconry to entice (a hawk or falcon) from the air to the falconer by a luren3. a person or thing that lures4. (Angling) angling any of various types of brightly-coloured artificial spinning baits, usually consisting of a plastic or metal body mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers, etc. See jig, plug, spoon5. (Falconry) falconry a feathered decoy to which small pieces of meat can be attached and which is equipped with a long thong[C14: from Old French loirre falconer's lure, from Germanic; related to Old English lathian to invite] ˈlurer n

lure

(lʊər)

n., v. lured, lur•ing. n. 1. anything that attracts, entices, or allures. 2. the power of attracting or enticing. 3. a decoy; live or esp. artificial bait used in fishing or trapping. 4. a feathered decoy used in falconry to recall a hawk. 5. a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region. v.t. 6. to attract, entice, or tempt; allure. 7. to draw or recall, as by a lure or decoy. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French luere < Frankish *lothr-, c. Middle High German luoder bait] lur′er, n. lur′ing•ly, adv.

lure

Past participle: lured
Gerund: luring

Imperative
lure
lure

Present
I lure
you lure
he/she/it lures
we lure
you lure
they lure

Preterite
I lured
you lured
he/she/it lured
we lured
you lured
they lured

Present Continuous
I am luring
you are luring
he/she/it is luring
we are luring
you are luring
they are luring

Present Perfect
I have lured
you have lured
he/she/it has lured
we have lured
you have lured
they have lured

Past Continuous
I was luring
you were luring
he/she/it was luring
we were luring
you were luring
they were luring

Past Perfect
I had lured
you had lured
he/she/it had lured
we had lured
you had lured
they had lured

Future
I will lure
you will lure
he/she/it will lure
we will lure
you will lure
they will lure

Future Perfect
I will have lured
you will have lured
he/she/it will have lured
we will have lured
you will have lured
they will have lured

Future Continuous
I will be luring
you will be luring
he/she/it will be luring
we will be luring
you will be luring
they will be luring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been luring
you have been luring
he/she/it has been luring
we have been luring
you have been luring
they have been luring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been luring
you will have been luring
he/she/it will have been luring
we will have been luring
you will have been luring
they will have been luring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been luring
you had been luring
he/she/it had been luring
we had been luring
you had been luring
they had been luring

Conditional
I would lure
you would lure
he/she/it would lure
we would lure
you would lure
they would lure

Past Conditional
I would have lured
you would have lured
he/she/it would have lured
we would have lured
you would have lured
they would have lured

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lure - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of rewardcome-on, enticementattractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
	2.	lure - anything that serves as an enticementbait, come-on, sweetener, hookenticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
	3.	lure - something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killedbait, decoychum - bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fishdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"fish lure, fisherman's lure - (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathersground bait - bait scattered on the water to attract fishstool pigeon - a dummy pigeon used to decoy otherstrap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Verb	1.	lure - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"entice, temptsnare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"seduce - lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks"stool - lure with a stool, as of wild fowllead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistakentweedle - entice through the use of musicprovoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus fordecoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoybait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait

lure

verb1. tempt, draw, attract, invite, trick, seduce, entice, beckon, lead on, allure, decoy, ensnare, inveigle They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap.noun1. temptation, attraction, incentive, bait, carrot (informal), magnet, inducement, decoy, enticement, siren song, allurement The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.

lure

noun1. Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward:allurement, bait, come-on, enticement, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, seduction, temptation.2. Something that leads one into a place or situation from which escape is difficult:bait, snare, trap.3. The power or quality of attracting:allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, magnetism, witchery.Informal: pull.verb1. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:allure, entice, inveigle, seduce, tempt.Idiom: lead astray.2. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action:allure, appeal, attract, draw, entice, magnetize, take.Informal: pull.

Translations

吸引力引诱诱惑

lure

(luə) noun attraction; something very attractive or tempting. The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home. 吸引力，誘惑 吸引力，诱惑 verb to tempt or attract. The bright lights of the city lured him away from home. 引誘 引诱