英语词汇“alluring”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something alluring is attractive and enticing. Alluring things are tempting.

You might notice the word lure lurking in alluring — that's because alluring things lure people in by getting them excited and inspiring desire. Sometimes that's in a sexual way, like when someone wears an alluring dress that shows a little skin. But a homemade chocolate cake would be pretty alluring to a chocolate lover, just as free World Series tickets would be alluring to a baseball fan.

WORD FAMILY

alluring: alluringly+/allure: allured, allurement, allures, alluring/allurement: allurements

USAGE EXAMPLES

A video features the alluring Thomas Edwards, of the Scottish Ballet, in a hawk costume, as he reimagines the play’s largely undocumented choreography.

New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)

Shades of red infuse the setting, accented with alluring handblown crystal light fixtures from Mallorca, Spain, where Maria was raised.

Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)

So he created a device to deter them, and on Dec. 11 set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption.

Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016)

adj highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

an alluring prospect
her alluring smile

Syn

beguiling, enticing, tempting
seductive

tending to entice into a desired action or state

单词	alluring
释义	alluring (once / 1785 pages) adj Something alluring is attractive and enticing. Alluring things are tempting. You might notice the word lure lurking in alluring — that's because alluring things lure people in by getting them excited and inspiring desire. Sometimes that's in a sexual way, like when someone wears an alluring dress that shows a little skin. But a homemade chocolate cake would be pretty alluring to a chocolate lover, just as free World Series tickets would be alluring to a baseball fan. WORD FAMILY alluring: alluringly+/allure: allured, allurement, allures, alluring/allurement: allurements USAGE EXAMPLES A video features the alluring Thomas Edwards, of the Scottish Ballet, in a hawk costume, as he reimagines the play’s largely undocumented choreography. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Shades of red infuse the setting, accented with alluring handblown crystal light fixtures from Mallorca, Spain, where Maria was raised. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) So he created a device to deter them, and on Dec. 11 set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) adj highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire an alluring prospect her alluring smile Syn beguiling, enticing, tempting seductive tending to entice into a desired action or state
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