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carrot

noun
 
🔊/ˈkærət/
🔊/ˈkærət/
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  1.  
     [uncountable, countable] a long pointed orange root vegetable胡萝卜
    • grated carrot擦成丝的胡萝卜
    • a slice of carrot cake一片胡萝卜蛋糕
    • a pound of carrots一磅胡萝卜
    • a bag of baby carrots一袋小胡萝卜
    • a glass of carrot juice一杯胡萝卜汁
    • carrot sticks (= long thin pieces)胡萝卜条
    Topics Fooda1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • raw
    • cooked
    • steamed
    • …
    verb + carrot
    • eat
    • have
    • cook
    • …
    carrot + noun
    • top
    • cake
    • juice
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable] a reward promised to somebody in order to persuade them to do something（为说服人做事所许诺的）酬报，好处 synonym incentive
    • They are holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid.他们许诺给予 1.2 亿美元的经济援助。🔊🔊
    • It's a big carrot he's dangling in front of Marler's nose.他在马勒的鼻子前晃来晃去，这是一个大胡萝卜。
    Extra Examples
    • Even with the carrot of a free lunch it is unlikely that many people will turn up.即使有了免费午餐的胡萝卜，很多人也不大可能出现。
    • In a market economy profits are the carrot that encourages firms to take risks.在市场经济中，利润是鼓励企业冒险的胡萝卜。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + carrot
    • dangle
    • hold out
    • offer (somebody)
    • …
    phrases
    • a carrot and stick
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    3. Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton.
Idioms
the carrot and (the) stick (approach)
  1. if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not胡萝卜加大棒；威逼利诱
    • The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes.重点是激励的胡萝卜而不是税收的根基。
    Extra Examples
    • to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach采取威逼利诱的手段
    • He decided to use the carrot and stick approach.他决定使用胡萝卜和棍子的方法。