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单词 seduce
释义 se·duce
\sə̇ˈd(y)üs, sēˈ-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin seducere to lead aside, lead away, from se- apart (from sed, se without) + ducere to lead — more at idiot, tow
1. : to persuade into disobedience, disloyalty, or desertion
 < pleaded guilty … to the charge of endeavoring to seduce a member of his Majesty's forces from his duty of allegiance — Manchester Guardian Weekly >
2. : to persuade or entice astray in action or belief
 < employers have tried to seduce union leaders with rewards of money or advancement — Ed Marciniak >
 < abstract thoughts … seduce his mind away from essential experience — J.W.Aldridge >
3. : to persuade or entice into partnership in sexual intercourse : practice seduction upon; specifically : to persuade (a female) to have sexual intercourse for the first time
4. : to induce or force to come or go
 < staircases which seduce us upwards to no successful result — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
5. : to attract or gain by or as if by quiet subtle charm : coax
 < trying to seduce her back to health with their futile offerings of plums and tangerines — Jean Stafford >
 < knew how to seduce the interest of his pupils; he did not drive, he led — L.K.Anspacher >
 < a composer who seduced new sounds out of the piano — Time >
Synonyms: see lure
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