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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++en·tice /ɪnˈtaɪs/ verb [transitive]  PERSUADEto persuade someone to do something or go somewhere, usually by offering them something that they want 诱惑;诱使entice into/away/from etc The birds were enticed back into Britain 40 years ago. 那些鸟在40年前被引回英国。entice somebody/something to do something Our special offers are intended to entice people to buy. 我们的特价优惠是为了吸引人们购买。enticement noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
enticeShe intrigued him and enticed him and infuriated him.Each member of the relay race needs to entice others to be on the team.The banks are offering special low rates in an attempt to entice prospective customers.The company hopes to entice shareholders into agreeing to a merger.A recruiter entices the poor and the homeless with promises of employment, good wages, food and shelter.On Saturday I phone my city children to entice them out for Thanksgiving, dangling before them mountain marvels and prepaid tickets.The ads entice young people to smoke.entice into/away/from etcMeanwhile, the leading Pandava brother is enticed into a dice game he knows he will lose but can not resist.She enticed into her house the party Odysseus dispatched to spy out the land, and there she changed them into swine.It was also one of the few occasions where the singer's sense of humour was enticed from the shell.Therefore, some of their number had to be enticed away to make them more vulnerable.
Origin entice (1200-1300) Old French enticier, from Latin titio large burning piece of wood
en·tice verbChineseSyllable
someone to somewhere, do persuade go something to Corpus or


entice
entice /ɪnˈtaɪs/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: enticier, from Latin titio 'large burning piece of wood'
to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere, usually by offering them something that they want
    entice into/away/from etc
    The birds were enticed back into Britain 40 years ago.
    entice somebody/something to do something
    Our special offers are intended to entice people to buy.
—enticement noun [uncountable and countable]


en·ticeBrE /ɪnˈtaɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪs/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they entice BrE /ɪnˈtaɪs/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪs/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it entices BrE /ɪnˈtaɪsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪsɪz/ 🔊past simple enticed BrE /ɪnˈtaɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪst/ 🔊past participle enticed BrE /ɪnˈtaɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪst/ 🔊 -ing form enticing BrE /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ 🔊to persuade sb/sth to go somewhere or to do sth, usually by offering them sth 诱使;引诱 SYN persuade ~ sb/sth (+ 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。🔊🔊The animal refused to be enticed from its hole. 那只动物怎么引诱也不肯出洞。🔊🔊~ sb into doing sth He was not enticed into parting with his cash. 他没有因为诱惑而掏钱。🔊🔊~ sb to do sth 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。🔊🔊 en·tice·ment BrE /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] The party is offering low taxation as its main enticement. 这个党正提出低税收,以此作为其主要的吸引人的手段。🔊🔊


en·ticeBrE /ɪnˈtaɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪs/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they entice BrE /ɪnˈtaɪs/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪs/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it entices BrE /ɪnˈtaɪsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪsɪz/ 🔊past simple enticed BrE /ɪnˈtaɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪst/ 🔊past participle enticed BrE /ɪnˈtaɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪst/ 🔊 -ing form enticing BrE /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ 🔊to persuade sb/sth to go somewhere or to do sth, usually by offering them sth 诱使;引诱 SYN persuade ~ sb/sth (+ 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。🔊🔊The animal refused to be enticed from its hole. 那只动物怎么引诱也不肯出洞。🔊🔊~ sb into doing sth He was not enticed into parting with his cash. 他没有因为诱惑而掏钱。🔊🔊~ sb to do sth 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。🔊🔊 en·tice·ment BrE /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] The party is offering low taxation as its main enticement. 这个党正提出低税收,以此作为其主要的吸引人的手段。🔊🔊