Word · Frequency #21721
decoy
诱饵；引诱者
a person or thing used to lure someone into danger or into a trap
- 1.
A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
用来引诱某人陷入危险的人或物。
- 2.
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
诱人入险境者
- 3.
A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
猎人用来引诱猎物的真实或假动物。
- 4.
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
诱饵
- 5.
Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target.
用于吸引敌人注意或火力以偏离更重要目标的欺骗性军事装置。
- 6.
An assembly of hooped or netted corridors into which wild ducks may be enticed (originally by tame ducks) and trapped.
用箍或网组成的走廊,野鸭可能被引诱(最初由驯养鸭子)并捕获。
诱捕用的动物（或仿制品）；诱饵；军事诱饵；假目标；诱捕野鸭的围网通道；用来引诱某人陷入危险的人或物。；诱人入险境者
In use
The hunter set up a wooden decoy to attract ducks.
Police used a decoy to catch the thief in the act.
In the video game, you can place a decoy to distract enemies.
use sth as a decoy
They used a fake bird as a decoy to attract wild ducks.
他们用一只假鸟作诱饵来吸引野鸭。
act as a decoy
She acted as a decoy while the others hid the money.
她充当诱饵，其他人则把钱藏了起来。
a decoy to do sth
The abandoned truck was a decoy to draw the police away.
Connections
Collocations
- decoy duck
- 诱饵鸭（猎人用来引诱真鸭的假鸭）
- He placed a decoy duck on the lake to attract real ducks.他把一只诱饵鸭放在湖上来吸引真鸭子。
- decoy car
- 诱饵车（警方用来诱捕盗车贼的车辆）
- The police parked a decoy car in a quiet street to catch thieves.警方把一辆诱饵车停在僻静的街道上，以抓捕盗车贼。
- police decoy
- 警察诱饵（假扮成平民以引诱罪犯的警察）
- A police decoy walked through the park at night to catch attackers.一名警察诱饵夜间穿过公园，以抓捕袭击者。
- decoy flare
- 诱饵弹（用于干扰导弹的军事诱饵）
- The fighter jet released decoy flares to confuse the missile.战斗机发射了诱饵弹来迷惑导弹。
- act as a decoy
- 充当诱饵
- The soldier acted as a decoy to draw the enemy's attention.那名士兵充当诱饵，以吸引敌人的注意力。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象猎人把一只假鸭放在水面上，decoy 就是引诱猎物上钩的诱饵。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hunting、military、law enforcement 该词比较常见于捕猎、军事和执法等语境；语气通常中性，正式或口语中均可使用。具体含义依上下文而定，捕猎/捕鱼多指诱饵，军事上指假目标，日常也可指诱人陷入危险的人或物。
Grammar Note
常与介词 as 或 for 连用，表示'作为诱饵'或'用于诱捕'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -oy 结尾，押 /ɔɪ/ 韵，与 decoy /dəˈkɔɪ/ 的重读元音及后续辅音完全一致。注意勿与形近词 decay /dɪˈkeɪ/（腐烂）混淆：-oy 读 /ɔɪ/，而 -ay 读 /eɪ/，发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.