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seduction

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++se·duc·tion /sɪˈdʌkʃən/ noun  1 [countable, uncountable]SEX/HAVE SEX WITH an act of persuading someone to have sex with you for the first time 诱奸,勾引 seduceseduction of the seduction of a young girl 勾引年轻姑娘2 [countable usually plural]ATTRACT something that strongly attracts people, but often has a bad effect on their lives 〔常常对人产生不良影响的〕诱惑,魅力,吸引力seduction of the seductions of power 权力的诱惑
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seductionThe distractions and seductions of modern life are everywhere in our busy world.It is a tale of courtship, passion and seduction.She must wait until after his seduction before she made herself known to him.Daphne has no money for him to take, but there is the perennial fear of seduction.People who bought it did so on seduction.He also hated the King because of Henry's seduction of his sister.Rudolf had some notion of the lure and the seduction of all that.The story describes the seduction of a young girl by a middle-aged professor.The seduction of study and playful analysis must not be allowed to overshadow genuine project objectives.
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seduction
seduction /sɪˈdʌkʃən/ noun
1. [uncountable and countable] an act of persuading someone to have sex with you for the first time ⇨ seduce
    seduction of
    the seduction of a young girl
2. [countable usually plural] something that strongly attracts people, but often has a bad effect on their lives
    seduction of
    the seductions of power


se·duc·tionBrE /sɪˈdʌkʃn/ 🔊NAmE /sɪˈdʌkʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] the act of persuading sb to have sex with you 诱奸Cleopatra's seduction of Caesar克里奥帕特拉对凯撒的引诱 [countable, usually plural, uncountable] ~ (of sth) the qualities or features of sth that make it seem attractive 诱惑力;魅力;吸引力 SYN enticement Who could resist the seductions of the tropical island? 谁能不为这个热带海岛的魅力而倾倒呢?🔊🔊