Word · Frequency #21721
decoying
引诱；诱骗；诱捕
decoying is the present participle of decoy.
To lure or entrap someone or something, especially by using a decoy.
- 1.
To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
通过诡计引入危险；引诱入网或陷阱；诱捕。
- 2.
To act as, or use, a decoy.
充当或使用诱饵。
- 3.
lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
用诱饵引诱
充当诱饵；用诱饵；通过诡计引入危险；引诱入网或陷阱；诱捕。；充当或使用诱饵。；用诱饵引诱；诱骗
In use
The thief decoyed the security guard by creating a distraction in the parking lot.
They are decoying the enemy troops into the valley where they will be surrounded.
The decoying behavior of the mother bird protects her chicks from predators.
Verb forms
base decoy · third person decoys · -ing decoying · past decoyed · past participle decoyed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- decoy into a trap
- 诱入陷阱
- The hunters decoyed the ducks into a trap.猎人把鸭子诱入了陷阱。
- decoy away from
- 引诱……离开
- The noise decoyed the guard away from the door.响声把守卫从门口引开了。
- decoy with bait
- 用诱饵引诱
- They decoyed the birds with bait.他们用诱饵引诱鸟儿。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：decoy 拆成 de+coy，coy 有‘假装害羞’之意，假装的姿态就是诱饵，用来引诱对方上钩，即‘诱骗’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学叙事、狩猎或诱捕场景 作动词时，decoy 语气偏正式，通常用于书面语、文学叙事或狩猎/诱捕类描写；日常口语里更常说 lure 或 trick。
Grammar Note
通常及物，后接被引诱的对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 decoy 押韵，重读元音都是 /ɔɪ/，拼写通常为 -oy（coy 中为 -coy）。注意别被拼写误导：decode /ˌdiːˈkoʊd/ 以 deco- 开头但不押韵；coyote /kaɪˈoʊti/ 拼写含 coy，却读作 /kaɪˈoʊti/。
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。
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