【allure】 - SAT备考词汇

allure

UK:  [ə'ljʊə(r)]

US:  [ə'lʊr]

复数：allures  过去分词：allured  现在分词：alluring  

n.

1.诱惑力,魅力

v.

1.诱惑;吸引

2.引诱,勾引,诱惑

3.引诱,吸引

1 . Suburban shops exert such a strong allure that it is hard to persuade retailers to open downtown.
然而它最大的竞争是来自于自身：市郊的商店对人们有着强大的吸引力，以至于很难说服零售商在市中心开店。

2 . SEXUAL allure is often hinted as being the prize for buying this or that.
性诱惑常常被暗示成买东买西的嘉赏。

3 . That this vision was stillborn only adds to its allure: as an incomplete experiment, it potentially could be renewed by future generations.
这一构想是死胎只会增加它的魅力：作为一个完整的实验，它可能可以延续到子孙后代。

4 . "There is no doubt this just adds to the allure to a potential Facebook IPO, " said Morningstar IPO strategist Bill Buhr.
晨星（Morningstar）IPO策略师BillBuhr称，“这毫无疑问为Facebook可能进行的IPO添加吸引力。”

5 . This may seem to do the opposite of what you want it to, but by making something forbidding, the allure of it becomes stronger.
也许这和你所想的恰恰相反，但是这招欲擒故纵会增强它的诱惑力。