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alluring
(
a
.)吸引人的,誘惑的,迷人的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Al·lur·ing
,
a.
That
allures
;
attracting
;
charming
;
tempting
. --
Al*lur*ing*ly
,
adv.
--
Al*lur*ing*ness
,
n.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Al·lure
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Alluded
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Alluring
.]
To
attempt
to
draw
;
to
tempt
by
a
lure
or
bait
,
that
is
,
by
the
offer
of
some
good
,
real
or
apparent
;
to
invite
by
something
flattering
or
acceptable
;
to
entice
;
to
attract
.
With
promised
joys
allured
them
on
.
--
Falconer
.
The
golden
sun
in
splendor
likest
Heaven
Allured
his
eye
. --
Milton
.
Syn:
--
To
attract
;
entice
;
tempt
;
decoy
;
seduce
.
Usage:
--
To
Allure
,
Entice
,
Decoy
,
Seduce
.
These
words
agree
in
the
idea
of
acting
upon
the
mind
by
some
strong
controlling
influence
,
and
differ
according
to
the
image
under
which
is
presented
.
They
are
all
used
in
a
bad
sense
,
except
allure
,
which
has
sometimes
(
though
rarely
)
a
good
one
.
We
are
allured
by
the
prospect
or
offer
(
usually
deceptive
)
of
some
future
good
.
We
are
commonly
enticed
into
evil
by
appeals
to
our
passions
.
We
are
decoyed
into
danger
by
false
appearances
or
representations
.
We
are
seduced
when
drawn
aside
from
the
path
of
rectitude
.
What
allures
draws
by
gentle
means
;
what
entices
leads
us
by
promises
and
persuasions
;
what
decoys
betrays
us
,
as
it
were
,
into
a
snare
or
net
;
what
seduces
deceives
us
by
artful
appeals
to
the
passions
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
alluring
adj
:
highly
attractive
and
able
to
arouse
hope
or
desire
; "
an
alluring
prospect
"; "
her
alluring
smile
"; "
the
voice
was
low
and
beguiling
"; "
difficult
to
say
no
to
an
enticing
advertisement
"; "
a
tempting
invitation
" [
syn
:
beguiling
,
enticing
,
tempting
]
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