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

Let's say your friend wants to go to the movies and you don't want to. Your friend might try to entice you by offering to buy you popcorn and a soda. Entice means to persuade with promises of something.

The word entice means to lure or tempt someone by promising them something that they like. It is a little manipulative but in a fairly straightforward way. You always know it when someone is enticing you. If a company really wants to hire you, they will entice you with a good salary and generous benefits. The promise of a gold star is often enough to entice small children to get good grades.

WORD FAMILY

entice: enticed, enticement, entices, enticing+/enticement: enticements/enticing: enticingest, enticingly

USAGE EXAMPLES

Answering a few questions will keep everyone satisfied — and duly enticed for the following week’s “live” performance.

Salon(Jan 01, 2017)

But the Zhengzhou operation shows the extent of China’s effort to entice overseas multinationals to set up production in the country.

Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016)

“Just a little bit of leg, nothing more,” the emcee boomed into the microphone, trying to entice the women.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016)

v provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

lure, tempt

hook, snare

entice and trap

seduce

lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

call

lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

stool

lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

lead on

entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken

tweedle

entice through the use of music

decoy

lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

bait

lure, entice, or entrap with bait

provoke, stimulate

provide the needed stimulus for

单词	entice
释义	entice (once / 1113 pages) v Let's say your friend wants to go to the movies and you don't want to. Your friend might try to entice you by offering to buy you popcorn and a soda. Entice means to persuade with promises of something. The word entice means to lure or tempt someone by promising them something that they like. It is a little manipulative but in a fairly straightforward way. You always know it when someone is enticing you. If a company really wants to hire you, they will entice you with a good salary and generous benefits. The promise of a gold star is often enough to entice small children to get good grades. WORD FAMILY entice: enticed, enticement, entices, enticing+/enticement: enticements/enticing: enticingest, enticingly USAGE EXAMPLES Answering a few questions will keep everyone satisfied — and duly enticed for the following week’s “live” performance. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) But the Zhengzhou operation shows the extent of China’s effort to entice overseas multinationals to set up production in the country. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) “Just a little bit of leg, nothing more,” the emcee boomed into the microphone, trying to entice the women. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) v provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper lure, tempt hook, snare entice and trap seduce lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct call lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal stool lure with a stool, as of wild fowl lead on entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken tweedle entice through the use of music decoy lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy bait lure, entice, or entrap with bait provoke, stimulate provide the needed stimulus for
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