lured
past simple and past participle oflure
| 单词 | lured |
| 释义 | lured past simple and past participle oflure lure verb[T] uk/lʊər/us/lʊr/C2 topersuadesomeone to do something or gosomewherebyofferingthem somethingexciting: She was luredintothejobby theofferof a highsalary. He had lured hisvictimtoadesertedhouse. Supermarketchainstryto lurecustomerswithpricediscounts. Synonyms attract entice tempt to draw your attention and interest you
Attracting and tempting
Examplesofluredlured In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Once independence was achieved, the unions were left weak, and were further weakened when a number of key officials wereluredinto government. From theCambridge English Corpus But these medical miracles may haveluredwomen into a false sense of security with respect to age. From theCambridge English Corpus The gold diggers wereluredby the prospect of making a fortune. From theCambridge English Corpus Havingluredhim home to take advantage of his worldwide scientific reputation, the authorities seemed to be content with that. From theCambridge English Corpus Luredby the old woman's kind words, the woman stays and gives birth in her hut. From theCambridge English Corpus Homeowners are oftenluredinto accepting offers that, were they to properly calculate expected values, would not be affordable. From theCambridge English Corpus Pent-up demand and rising earnings formed the basis on which instalment conditions for now considerably cheaper radiosluredthe buyers. From theCambridge English Corpus This appeal was followed by a warning not to beluredby the political opposition. From theCambridge English Corpus We may beluredand at first charmed by the complexity of form, but even the seemingly static and simple may speak to us. From theCambridge English Corpus When the test taker is not reflective, engaged, or intelligent enough, he is likely to beluredinto the "wrong" answer. From theCambridge English Corpus Since the turn of the century, politicians around the world had beenluredby images of civilisation that linked education to progress. From theCambridge English Corpus The new storesluredconsumers with their attractive windows. From theCambridge English Corpus A youthful castluredus steamily into the bowels of the drama. From theCambridge English Corpus The wounded actor isluredinto believing that the acting class will give him what he never had as a child - a forum for his feelings. From theCambridge English Corpus Because none of its constituents is fully satisfied by the proffered policy bundle, each can beluredaway by a new suitor who offers a better combination of policies. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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