"Lure" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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诱惑 yòu huò to entice / to lure / to induce / to attract
挑逗 tiǎo dòu to provoke / to entice / to lure / to tantalize / to tease / to titillate
引诱 yǐn yòu to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) / to lure (into a trap) / to seduce
放电 fàng diàn electrical discharge / (coll.) to lure / to entice
诱骗 yòu piàn to entice / to lure / to scam / to hoodwink / to decoy
诱捕 yòu bǔ to trap (an animal) / to lure (a suspect) into a trap
饵 ěr pastry / food / to swallow / to lure / bait / lure
饵诱 ěr yòu to lure / to entice
利诱 lì yòu to use gain as a lure
诱使 yòu shǐ to lure into / to entrap / to trick into / to entice / to induce / to invite / to tempt
托儿 tuō r (coll.) shill / tout / phony customer who pretends to buys things so as to lure real customers
调虎离山 diào hǔ lí shān to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom) / to lure an enemy away from his territory
诱陷 yòu xiàn to lure into a trap
偷鸡不成蚀把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn
饵敌 ěr dí to lure the enemy / to trap
人道主义诱饵 rén dào zhǔ yì yòu ěr humanitarian lure / humanitarian bait
酒托女 jiǔ tuō nu:3 woman hired to lure men to high-priced bars
酒托 jiǔ tuō person hired to lure customers to high-priced bars
饭托 fàn tuō person hired to lure customers to a restaurant
引开 yǐn kāi to lure away / to divert
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