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• She was lured into a dark lane. 她被引诱进了一条黑黑的胡同。 -
• lure sb. into a trap 将某人诱入圈套 -
• Greed lured him on. 贪婪使他没有见好就收。
用法说明
lure, allure, entice, seduce, tempt
这几个词都表示“引诱”。其区别在于:
lure含有使用欺骗手法或使之走上歧途的意思,例如:
Money lured them on to destruction.金钱的诱惑导致他们走上毁灭之路。
allure表示使用美好的东西或许诺来吸引别人,例如:
We were allured by our wide opportunities of service.将来会大有作为的前景把我们都吸引住了。
entice表示通过满足对方的欲望或进行劝说来加以“引诱”,例如:
That young man enticed a girl away from home.那个年轻人引诱一名少女离家出走。
seduce比tempt正式,强调诱使别人走上歧途或做出违背本人意愿的的事情,也指勾引或诱奸,例如:
He was seduced by the offer of great wealth and betrayed his country to the enemy.他禁不住大笔钱财的诱惑,出卖了自己的祖国。
tempt表示诱使别人做不该做的事情,例如:
They tempted the boy into stealing money.他们诱使那个孩子去偷钱。