something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know that you will benefit by doing this 刺激；鼓励；奖励 | They want to stimulate growth in the region by offering incentives to foreign investors. 他们想用奖励外商投资的办法来刺激该地区的发展。 |
| incentive to do sth Many farmers have little incentive to invest in costly conservation measures. 许多农民没有多少积极性投资造价高昂的环保措施。 |
| We want to give people incentives to use public transport. 我们想鼓励民众使用公共交通工具。 |
| financial/tax incentive Employers are being offered financial incentives to hire young people. 雇主聘用年轻人就享有财政奖励。 |
| an added incentive The seaside venue of the conference is an added incentive. 这次会议在海滨举办是额外的吸引人之处。 |