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to persuade somebody/something to go somewhere or to do something, usually by offering them something 诱使；引诱 - entice somebody/something (+ adv./prep.)
The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. 低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。 🔊🔊 a plan to entice mothers back to work 吸引母亲回去工作的计划 The animal refused to be enticed from its hole. 那只动物怎么引诱也不肯出洞。 🔊🔊 - entice somebody into doing something
He was not enticed into parting with his cash. 他没有因为诱惑而掏钱。 🔊🔊 - entice somebody to do something
Try and entice the child to eat by offering small portions of their favourite food. 给孩子少许爱吃的食物，设法诱使他们吃饭。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEntice is used with these nouns as the object:- buyer
- customer
- viewer
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘incite, provoke’; formerly also as intice): from Old French enticier, probably from a base meaning ‘set on fire’, based on an alteration of Latin titio ‘firebrand’.- entice somebody/something (+ adv./prep.)