
好词典
源自中古荷兰语 'decoien',意为‘引诱’或‘欺骗’,后进入英语成为 'decoy'。
❶ 用于引诱人或动物进入陷阱或误导方向的假目标或诱饵,常用于狩猎或军事策略中。
“The hunters used wooden decoys to attract ducks.”
(猎人们用木制诱饵吸引鸭子。)
“The police set up a decoy to catch the thief.”
(警方设置了一个诱饵来抓捕小偷。)
❶ 在钓鱼中,指用于吸引鱼类的假饵或人工鱼饵。
“He used a shiny decoy to catch the big fish.”
(他用一个闪亮的假饵钓到了大鱼。)
“The decoy mimicked the movement of a small fish.”
(假饵模仿了小鱼的游动。)
❶ 通过设置诱饵或假目标来引诱或误导某人或某物。
“They decoyed the enemy into an ambush.”
(他们把敌人引诱进了埋伏圈。)
“She decoyed the dog away from the food.”
(她把狗从食物旁引开。)
act as a decoy — 充当诱饵,故意吸引注意力或误导他人。
“She acted as a decoy while her friend escaped.”
(她充当诱饵,而她的朋友趁机逃脱。)
set up a decoy — 设置假目标或诱饵,通常用于狩猎或战术中。
“The hunters set up a decoy to catch the wild boar.”
(猎人们设置了一个诱饵来捕捉野猪。)