vt.　引诱，诱惑attract or charm by the offer of sth pleasant; tempt

　Hawaii allures many tourists.　夏威夷吸引了许多旅游者。
　The swindler allured her by hopes.　那骗子用希望引诱她。
　Many workmen were allured from the country.　许多工人从这个国家被吸引过来。
　The window displays allure customers to buy goods.　橱窗陈列品引诱顾客购买商品。
　The dresses displayed in the shop window allured lots of customers into the store.　橱窗里摆设的服装吸引了许多顾客进入商店。

 ♣ allure, attract, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate
　参见attract条。
 ♣ allure, decoy, entice, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt
　参见lure条。

U 诱惑力；引诱力；吸引力the quality of being attractive and exciting; attraction; charm

　allure　用作名词的意思是“诱惑力”“吸引力”，是抽象名词，不可数，但其前有修饰语时常可与不定冠词连用。

　sexual ～　性诱惑
　the ～ of fame　成名的诱惑
　the ～ of gambling　赌博的诱惑
　the ～ of the big city　大城市的吸引力

　The cottage's allure was its isolation.　这间小屋的魅力就在于它远离尘嚣。
　The allure of the moonlit swimming pool proved too much for them, and they all jumped in for a swim.　洒满月光的游泳池对他们的吸引力太大了，他们全都跳了进去游起泳来。
　The town lost much of its allure when it became a seaside resort.　这个城镇成为海边胜地后，失去了对我的吸引力。
　Most newspaper journalists find it hard to resist the allure of working in television.　大多数报纸新闻记者都发现很难抗拒在电视台工作的吸引力。
　Higher interest rates tend to increase a currency's allure to international investors.　提高汇率会增强一种货币对国际投资者的吸引力。
　He's an excellent actor, but he doesn't have the sexual allure that the role requires.　他是一名出色的演员，但他不具备这个角色所要求的性感魅力。

　［派生词］ allurement n.诱惑物‖alluring adj.诱人的；迷人的；有吸引力的