en·tice
verb/ɪnˈtaɪs/
/ɪnˈtaɪs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they entice | /ɪnˈtaɪs/ /ɪnˈtaɪs/ |
| he / she / it entices | /ɪnˈtaɪsɪz/ /ɪnˈtaɪsɪz/ |
| past simple enticed | /ɪnˈtaɪst/ /ɪnˈtaɪst/ |
| past participle enticed | /ɪnˈtaɪst/ /ɪnˈtaɪst/ |
| -ing form enticing | /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ |
- to persuade somebody/something to go somewhere or to do something, usually by offering them something
诱使；引诱 - entice somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores.
低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。 - a plan to entice mothers back to work
吸引母亲重返工作岗位的计划 - The animal refused to be enticed from its hole.
那只动物怎么引诱也不肯出洞。 - entice somebody into doing something He was not enticed into parting with his cash.
他没有因为诱惑而掏钱。 - entice somebody to do something Try and entice the child to eat by offering small portions of their favourite food.
给孩子少许爱吃的食物，设法诱使他们吃饭。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEntice is used with these nouns as the object:- buyer
- customer
- viewer
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘incite, provoke’; formerly also as intice): from Old French enticier, probably from a base meaning ‘set on fire’, based on an alteration of Latin titio ‘firebrand’. - entice somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores.