[with obj. and adverbial]tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward 引诱,诱惑;诱骗 the child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 小孩被诱骗到汽车里但还是设法逃脱了。
noun
something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something 诱饵;诱惑物 the film industry always has been a glamorous lure for young girls. 电影业对少女始终是有魔力的诱惑。 ■the strongly attractive quality of a person or thing 诱惑力,吸引力,魅力 the lure of the exotic East. 异域东方的诱惑力。 ■a type of bait used in fishing or hunting 鱼饵;诱饵 ■(Falconry)a bunch of feathers with a piece of meat attached to a long string, swung around the head of the falconer to recall a hawk (猎鹰)(猎人召回猎鹰用的)绳栓肉饵羽球
语源
Middle English: from Old French luere, of Germanic origin; probably related to German Luder 'bait'