单词 | enticing |
释义 | enticing (once / 3470 pages) adj Something enticing is exciting and intriguing. Enticing things are tempting and make you want to have them. When a thing is enticing, it's kind of like it's saying "You want this, don't you? Yes you do!" The goal of almost all advertising is to be enticing — to try to entice you to buy the product. Any small glimpse or snippet of something that you like is probably enticing. Menus are another thing that are supposed to be enticing — you should want to order the food. If a movie trailer isn't enticing, then it didn't do its job. WORD FAMILYenticing: enticingest, enticingly+/entice: enticed, enticement, entices, enticing/enticement: enticements USAGE EXAMPLESThis French snowball of a confection is an enticing combination of whipped cream, ganache, meringue and various toppings. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) Nicholas Lewis of Provo is scheduled to appear Tuesday in 4th District Court on seven felony charges, including enticing a minor. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) His latest efforts — in a show called “New Paintings” at ZieherSmith — are savvier and even more enticing. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) adj highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement Syn alluring, beguiling, tempting seductive tending to entice into a desired action or state |
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