Word · Frequency #8556
lures
引诱；诱惑；吸引
lures is the third person singular of lure.
to attract or tempt someone to do something, often by offering something desirable
- 1.
To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
通过诱惑、吸引或欺骗来吸引
- 2.
To attract fish with a lure.
用诱饵吸引鱼
- 3.
To recall a hawk with a lure.
用诱饵召回鹰
用诱饵引诱（鱼）；用诱饵召回（猎鹰）；通过诱惑、吸引或欺骗来吸引；用诱饵吸引鱼；用诱饵召回鹰
In use
The bright lights of the city lure many young people to leave their hometowns.
Advertisers use catchy slogans to lure customers into buying their products.
The promise of easy money lured him into a risky investment.
Verb forms
base lure · third person lures · -ing luring · past lured · past participle lured
Connections
Collocations
- lure away
- 引诱离开，挖走
- The company tried to lure away our top employees with higher salaries.这家公司试图用更高的薪水挖走我们的顶尖员工。
- lure into
- 引诱进入
- He was lured into a trap by the promise of easy money.他被轻松赚钱的承诺引诱进了陷阱。
- lure back
- 吸引回来
- The store offered discounts to lure back old customers.这家商店提供折扣以吸引老顾客回来。
- lure out
- 引诱出来
- The police used a decoy to lure the suspect out of hiding.警方用诱饵把嫌疑人从藏身处引诱出来。
- be lured by
- 被…诱惑
- Many investors were lured by the promise of high returns.许多投资者被高回报的承诺诱惑了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象在一条‘路’上放了一个诱饵（lure），引诱你走过去，发音类似‘路儿’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：marketing、tourism、online scams 通常用于中性语境，但带有轻微的负面暗示，多指通过诱惑或承诺吸引人做某事，常见于广告、旅游、网络欺诈等场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the same vowel and final consonant /ʊr/ as 'lure', but only 'pure', 'cure', and 'sure' have the same spelling chunk 'ure'. 'Tour' and 'poor' are spelled differently but sound identical in this pronunciation.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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