with obj. and adverbial
- tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward引诱, 诱惑; 诱骗:
the child was lured into a car but managed to escape.
小孩被诱骗到汽车里但还是设法逃脱了。
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- something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something诱饵; 诱惑物:
the film industry always has been a glamorous lure for young girls.
电影业对少女始终是有魔力的诱惑。
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- the strongly attractive quality of a person or thing诱惑力, 吸引力, 魅力:
the lure of the exotic East.
东方异域的诱惑力。
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- a type of bait used in fishing or hunting鱼饵; (打猎用)诱饵。
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- Falconry a bunch of feathers with a piece of meat attached to a long string, swung around the head of the falconer to recall a hawk【猎鹰】(猎人召回猎鹰用的)绳拴肉饵羽球。
词源
Middle English: from Old French luere, of Germanic origin; probably related to German Luder 'bait'.