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单词 carrot-and-stick
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Definition of carrot-and-stick in English:

carrot-and-stick

adjective
  • (of a method of persuasion or coercion) characterized by both the offer of reward and the threat of punishment.

    (作为一种劝说或胁迫的方法)胡萝卜加大棒的,恩威并用的,软硬兼施的

    a carrot-and-stick approach

    软硬兼施的做法。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Council's battle against dropping butts is to be carried out in a carrot-and-stick manner.
    • Lyle advocates a carrot-and-stick approach that could shock people into putting money aside.
    • The council has chosen to interpret this by a carrot-and-stick approach, giving us the option to recycle our garden waste but reducing the normal collections to fortnightly (stick).
    • Berman said the carrot-and-stick strategy is showing signs of paying off with the number of infringed music files on peer to peer sites in decline, and awareness growing among consumers that file-sharing is a criminal activity.
    • Under the carrot-and-stick scheme, all civil servants are required to improve their performance or face penalties.
    • It is choosing to adopt a carrot-and-stick approach - stressing the legal requirement, but pointing out that being more welcoming to disabled customers makes business sense too.
    • In order to curtail consumption, Argentine officials have proposed a carrot-and-stick approach, rewarding households and firms that use energy at a level 95% or below of what they drew upon the preceding year.
    • The campaign to identify defaulters - offshore and onshore - has been remarkably successful and is based on the carrot-and-stick approach.
    • It was clear from his presentation that the carrot-and-stick methods of welfare delivery worked.
    • The international community can play its part by using a carrot-and-stick approach towards the country with respect to monetary aid.
    • A carrot-and-stick approach must be followed if the Executive is to meet its target.
    • It might be possible to affect this choice by various carrot-and-stick measures.
    • ‘The project uses a carrot-and-stick approach to bring about change throughout the entire industry,’ says Todd Larson of Coop America.
    • Instead, they often employed a carrot-and-stick method by lightening heavy classical programs with occasional sentimental songs drawn from folk culture.
    • Says Spencer: ‘We have argued in the past that a carrot-and-stick approach to savings and pensions would be best, with compulsion and tax relief focused at the lower end of the income scale.’
    • The strategy takes a carrot-and-stick approach to change.
    • They drew upon a pre-existing fund of conservatism amongst some peasants and workers, while carrot-and-stick methods encouraged many more to join.
    • It's a carrot-and-stick philosophy we use here.
    • The carrot-and-stick approach being adopted by Bradford West City Community Housing Trust is a commendable attempt to improve the quality of life for its tenants and encourage responsible citizenship.
    • The carrot-and-stick strategy at first seemed ingenious or at least crafty.

Definition of carrot-and-stick in US English:

carrot-and-stick

adjectiveˈkɛrətənˌstɪkˈkerətənˌstik
  • Characterized by both the offer of reward and the threat of punishment.

    (作为一种劝说或胁迫的方法)胡萝卜加大棒的,恩威并用的,软硬兼施的

    carrot-and-stick reforms intended to break long-term dependency on state and federal handouts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘The project uses a carrot-and-stick approach to bring about change throughout the entire industry,’ says Todd Larson of Coop America.
    • The council has chosen to interpret this by a carrot-and-stick approach, giving us the option to recycle our garden waste but reducing the normal collections to fortnightly (stick).
    • A carrot-and-stick approach must be followed if the Executive is to meet its target.
    • Lyle advocates a carrot-and-stick approach that could shock people into putting money aside.
    • It's a carrot-and-stick philosophy we use here.
    • They drew upon a pre-existing fund of conservatism amongst some peasants and workers, while carrot-and-stick methods encouraged many more to join.
    • The carrot-and-stick strategy at first seemed ingenious or at least crafty.
    • It is choosing to adopt a carrot-and-stick approach - stressing the legal requirement, but pointing out that being more welcoming to disabled customers makes business sense too.
    • It might be possible to affect this choice by various carrot-and-stick measures.
    • Berman said the carrot-and-stick strategy is showing signs of paying off with the number of infringed music files on peer to peer sites in decline, and awareness growing among consumers that file-sharing is a criminal activity.
    • The Council's battle against dropping butts is to be carried out in a carrot-and-stick manner.
    • The carrot-and-stick approach being adopted by Bradford West City Community Housing Trust is a commendable attempt to improve the quality of life for its tenants and encourage responsible citizenship.
    • Says Spencer: ‘We have argued in the past that a carrot-and-stick approach to savings and pensions would be best, with compulsion and tax relief focused at the lower end of the income scale.’
    • It was clear from his presentation that the carrot-and-stick methods of welfare delivery worked.
    • The strategy takes a carrot-and-stick approach to change.
    • In order to curtail consumption, Argentine officials have proposed a carrot-and-stick approach, rewarding households and firms that use energy at a level 95% or below of what they drew upon the preceding year.
    • Under the carrot-and-stick scheme, all civil servants are required to improve their performance or face penalties.
    • The international community can play its part by using a carrot-and-stick approach towards the country with respect to monetary aid.
    • Instead, they often employed a carrot-and-stick method by lightening heavy classical programs with occasional sentimental songs drawn from folk culture.
    • The campaign to identify defaulters - offshore and onshore - has been remarkably successful and is based on the carrot-and-stick approach.
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