seduce
UK [sɪ'dju:s] US [-'du:s] verb
PERSUADE 劝诱
transitive
■to persuade someone to have sex with you, often someone younger than you, who has little experience of sex 勾引；诱奸•Pete lost his virginity at 15 when he was seduced by his best friend's mother.皮特在15岁时失去童贞，那时他被他最好的朋友的母亲勾引。
UK [sɪ'dju:s] US [-'du:s] verb
ATTRACT 吸引
transitive usually passive
■to cause someone to do something that they would not usually consider doing by being very attractive and difficult to refuse 引诱，诱惑•I wouldn't normally have bought this, but I was seduced by the low price.我平常不买这种东西，但这次受到了低价的诱惑。 •They were seduced into buying the washing machine by the offer of a free flight to the United States.他们受到赠送美国免费机票的诱惑，买下了洗衣机。 transitive usually passive
■If you are seduced by something, you like it because it seems attractive 吸引，迷住•Almost every visitor to Edinburgh is seduced by its splendid architecture.几乎每一位去爱丁堡的游客都被其辉煌的建筑所吸引。 |