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单词 enticement
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Definition of enticement in English:

enticement

noun ɛnˈtʌɪsm(ə)ntɪnˈtʌɪsm(ə)ntənˈtaɪsmənt
  • 1Something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure.

    financial enticements
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Attraction is such an enticement that some fall victim to it.
    • Indeed, they will resist offers of enticement from competitors.
    • The femme fatale he writes about is a central part of that enticement.
    • Many enticements are being offered by public schools to lure homeschoolers back into their fold.
    • Drawn by these enticements, some 29,000 landlords now lease Section 8 apartments in New York City.
    • However, ongoing reports suggested the scale of enticements might be much larger.
    • The attraction is an enticement to men to act in order to lure women for physical contact.
    • Countless others will no doubt be offering him similar enticements in the weeks ahead.
    • The state had offered numerous incentives and enticements to the carrier as it struggled to avoid liquidation.
    • Of course, a major task was to weaken the opponent through infiltration and enticement.
    • Some go to the other extreme, shirking classroom encounters for more bureaucratic enticements.
    • Content data services are likely to function primarily as enticements to induce more voice usage.
    • For the novice celebrity Scientologist like me, there are more enticements on offer.
    • Luther himself was not keen on the idea and resisted all sorts of enticements.
    • This is not to say that some element of danger or enticement would be out of place in the film.
    • He said the only enticement left for companies in their business is the competitive tax rate Ireland enjoys.
    • One of the enticements is a free glass of good wine at the table.
    • I begin to wonder what form of enticements she used to lure him.
    • With the right enticements, Pyongyang can be persuaded to promise to give up its nuke program.
    • The promise of the reward was too much of an enticement for the migrant workers to resist.
    Synonyms
    lure, temptation, allure, attraction, desirability, bait, draw, pull, call, appeal
    glamour, allurement, bewitchment, enchantment, charm, seduction, persuasion, fascination, captivation, magnetism
    informal come-on
    1. 1.1mass noun The quality of being attractive or tempting.
      despite the enticement of low prices, sales fell sharply from 2000's record level
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Customers of the Secret Chocolate Shop have been lured by the name as well as by the enticement of Belgian chocolate.
      • That's true, but I think it also says something about the enticement of the first sentence, or even half the first sentence.
      • The court held that there was a cause of action and thus generalised the existing action for enticement of a servant.
      • Let's just hope that the enticement of a free CD-ROM and poster is enough to get 1000 people to donate 10 each.
      • The fact that this was achieved without the enticement of regular silverware surely makes such figures all the more impressive.
      • Judging by Chen Kaige's latest, the commercial enticements of the feelgood factor have well and truely taken root.
      • There are many Filipinos abroad who choose to remain Filipinos despite the enticements of a foreign land.
      • The whole enticement of being a large successful company is really balanced by our ability to connect with each and every customer.
      • Schools from outside the county wanted to use the centre at peak times without the enticement of discounted places.
      • Many media articles that I collected during my fieldwork used the same enticement of spectacle.
      • The enticement of those sweets is easily overwhelmed by the upset stomach that acting without real thought can bring.
      • The enticement of an exploration permit was strong enough to draw a half-dozen miners to the sidewalk.

Definition of enticement in US English:

enticement

nounənˈtaɪsməntənˈtīsmənt
  • 1Something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure.

    financial enticements
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The attraction is an enticement to men to act in order to lure women for physical contact.
    • Luther himself was not keen on the idea and resisted all sorts of enticements.
    • Countless others will no doubt be offering him similar enticements in the weeks ahead.
    • I begin to wonder what form of enticements she used to lure him.
    • This is not to say that some element of danger or enticement would be out of place in the film.
    • He said the only enticement left for companies in their business is the competitive tax rate Ireland enjoys.
    • The promise of the reward was too much of an enticement for the migrant workers to resist.
    • Attraction is such an enticement that some fall victim to it.
    • The femme fatale he writes about is a central part of that enticement.
    • With the right enticements, Pyongyang can be persuaded to promise to give up its nuke program.
    • Content data services are likely to function primarily as enticements to induce more voice usage.
    • For the novice celebrity Scientologist like me, there are more enticements on offer.
    • However, ongoing reports suggested the scale of enticements might be much larger.
    • One of the enticements is a free glass of good wine at the table.
    • Of course, a major task was to weaken the opponent through infiltration and enticement.
    • Some go to the other extreme, shirking classroom encounters for more bureaucratic enticements.
    • Many enticements are being offered by public schools to lure homeschoolers back into their fold.
    • Drawn by these enticements, some 29,000 landlords now lease Section 8 apartments in New York City.
    • The state had offered numerous incentives and enticements to the carrier as it struggled to avoid liquidation.
    • Indeed, they will resist offers of enticement from competitors.
    Synonyms
    lure, temptation, allure, attraction, desirability, bait, draw, pull, call, appeal
    1. 1.1 The quality of being attractive or tempting.
      despite the enticement of low prices, sales fell sharply from 2000's record level
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many media articles that I collected during my fieldwork used the same enticement of spectacle.
      • The fact that this was achieved without the enticement of regular silverware surely makes such figures all the more impressive.
      • Schools from outside the county wanted to use the centre at peak times without the enticement of discounted places.
      • Customers of the Secret Chocolate Shop have been lured by the name as well as by the enticement of Belgian chocolate.
      • The enticement of an exploration permit was strong enough to draw a half-dozen miners to the sidewalk.
      • The court held that there was a cause of action and thus generalised the existing action for enticement of a servant.
      • Let's just hope that the enticement of a free CD-ROM and poster is enough to get 1000 people to donate 10 each.
      • There are many Filipinos abroad who choose to remain Filipinos despite the enticements of a foreign land.
      • Judging by Chen Kaige's latest, the commercial enticements of the feelgood factor have well and truely taken root.
      • The enticement of those sweets is easily overwhelmed by the upset stomach that acting without real thought can bring.
      • The whole enticement of being a large successful company is really balanced by our ability to connect with each and every customer.
      • That's true, but I think it also says something about the enticement of the first sentence, or even half the first sentence.
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