新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

carrot

英  [ˈkærət]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • carrots

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 胡萝卜

    Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.

    2[C 可数名词] (为说服别人做某事而提供的)诱饵 , 好处 , 甜头(同一个句子里用以表示劝阻别人不要做某事的东西叫做stick)

    Something that is offered to people in order to persuade them to do something can be referred to as a carrot. Something that is meant to persuade people not to do something can be referred to in the same sentence as a 'stick'.

    近义词

    incentive

    双语例句

    例:

    Why the new emphasis on sticks instead of diplomatic carrots?

    为什么不抛出外交诱饵,反而侧重大棒威胁?

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