allure

v.引诱

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
allure (verb)
transitive verb
to entice by charm or attraction attract
allure (noun)
power of attraction or fascination - charm
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
allure (noun)
the power of irresistible attraction
SYNONYMS:
allure, animal magnetism, appeal, attractiveness, captivation, charisma, duende, enchantment, fascination, force field, glamour ( glamor), magic, magnetism, oomph, pizzazz ( pizazz), seductiveness, witchery
RELATED WORDS:
allurement, attraction, call, lure, seduction; agreeableness, darlingness, delightfulness, desirability, desirableness, niceness, pleasantness, pleasingness, sweetness; sex appeal
NEAR ANTONYMS:
disagreeableness, distastefulness, obnoxiousness, offensiveness, unpleasantness
repulsion, repulsiveness
allure (verb)
1.
to attract or delight as if by magic
SYNONYMS:
allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize, wile, witch
RELATED WORDS:
disarm, draw, entice, lure, pull, seduce, tempt; delight, gratify, please; arrest, enrapture, enthrall ( enthral), entrance; appeal (to), interest, intrigue; beckon, court, invite, solicit, woo
NEAR ANTONYMS:
disgust, offend, repel, revolt; annoy, displease, irk; bore, tire, weary
allure (verb)
2.
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
SYNONYMS:
allure, bait, beguile, betray, decoy, entice, lead on, seduce, solicit, tempt
RELATED WORDS:
draw in, inveigle, persuade, rope (in), snow; catch, enmesh ( immesh), ensnare, entrap, mesh, snare, tangle, trap; bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, wile
NEAR ANTONYMS:
alert, caution, forewarn, ward (off), warn; drive (away off), repulse, turn away
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