lure
bait
decoy
snare
trap【导航词义:诱惑(物)】
lure n. 诱惑(力)
〔辨析〕指具有吸引力的事物,也指诱惑力。
〔例证〕
He left home because of the lures of urban life.
由于受到城市生活的诱惑,他离开了家。
He was trapped by the lure of a woman.
一个女人的诱惑让他不能自拔。
bait n. 引诱物,诱饵
〔辨析〕尤指用于引诱某人做某事或买某物的事物,也指钓鱼、猎兽等用的饵。
〔例证〕
Worms work well as fishing bait.
小虫子是很好的鱼饵。
Many people took the bait and lost their life savings.
很多人受骗上当,把一生的积蓄都弄丢了。
decoy n. 诱饵,用作诱饵的人
〔辨析〕指为抓捕、攻击某人等而引诱其至某地或做某事的人或事物。
〔例证〕
a police decoy
替警方作诱饵的人
a decoy aerodrome
假飞机场
The enemy soldiers were lured into a minefield by a decoy.
敌军士兵被假目标诱入雷区。
Officer Nancy acted as a decoy to catch the rapist.
警官南希充当诱饵来抓捕那名强奸犯。
snare n. 〈文〉陷阱,圈套
〔辨析〕指诱骗他人使其陷入困境的事物。
〔例证〕
It is clearly a snare for him.
这显然是给他设下的陷阱。
I don't want to fall into the same snare again.
我可不想再落入同样的圈套。
trap n. 陷阱,诡计
〔辨析〕指为抓捕某人或迫使某人听任摆布而设的圈套。
〔例证〕
The police set a trap to catch the thief.
警察设下圈套捉拿窃贼。
Mr. Brown walked straight into a trap laid by the Tories.
布朗先生一下就落入了保守党布设的陷阱。