decoy

[英] [ˈdi:ˌkɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ] [美] [ˈdiˌkɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ] 生词本

n.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词:Decoy  
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  • 英英释义

1. N-COUNT 诱饵;诱惑物;用作诱饵的人 If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place. 
  • Nick acted as a decoy after the dog attacked a group of children swimming in the river.

    那只狗攻击了在河里游泳的一群孩子后,尼克作诱饵要将其捉住。

  • He was booked on a flight leaving that day, but that was just a decoy.

    他订了那天起飞的航班,但那不过是个诱饵。

2. N-COUNT (用于吸引野鸟的)假鸟 A decoy is a model of a bird that is used to attract wild birds towards it so that people can study them or shoot them. 
Noun

1. a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)

2. something used to lure victims into danger

Verb

1. lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy