Word · Frequency #21721
decoy
诱饵;引诱者
核心释义
a person or thing used to lure someone into danger or into a trap
- 1.
用来引诱某人陷入危险的人或物。
A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- 2.
诱人入险境者
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
- 3.
猎人用来引诱猎物的真实或假动物。
A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
- 4.
诱饵
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
- 5.
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。
Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target.
- 6.
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。
An assembly of hooped or netted corridors into which wild ducks may be enticed (originally by tame ducks) and trapped.
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
用法In use
The hunter set up a wooden decoy to attract ducks.
用法提示:这里 decoy 是名词,指用于引诱动物的仿制品。
Police used a decoy to catch the thief in the act.
用法提示:这里 decoy 是名词,指被用来引诱并抓捕罪犯的人或物。
In the video game, you can place a decoy to distract enemies.
用法提示:这里 decoy 是名词,指用于转移注意力的虚拟物品。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 as 或 for 连用,表示'作为诱饵'或'用于诱捕'。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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