Decoy



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.诱骗
• ［英］ v.诱骗 ( lure or bait)
• ［例］ They decoyed him into a dark street. ( 他们诱骗他走进一条黑黝黝的街道)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: probably from Dutch de kooi, literally, the cage
• Date: 1630
• 1. a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
• 2. someone or something used to lure or lead another into a trap; especially an artificial bird used to attract live birds within shot
• 3. someone or something used to draw attention away from another

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1648
• to lure by or as if by a decoy ; entice
• Synonyms: see lure

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