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| 1 | C/U a long hard orange vegetable that grows under the ground and has green leaves on its top 胡萝卜 |
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| 2 | C informal something that someone promises you as a way of encouraging you to do something （为鼓励某人做某事而作出的）诱人的承诺 |
| the electoral carrot of early tax cuts 早期减免税的选举承诺 |
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| - | carrot and stick
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| a mixture of promises and threats to persuade someone to do something , especially to work harder |
| 胡萝卜加大棒；威逼利诱；软硬兼施 |
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