carrot
noun /ˈkærət/
/ˈkærət/
Idioms - enlarge image[uncountable, countable] a long pointed orange root vegetable
胡萝卜 - grated carrot
擦成丝的胡萝卜 - a slice of carrot cake
一片胡萝卜蛋糕 - a pound of carrots
一磅胡萝卜 - a bag of baby carrots
一袋小胡萝卜 - a glass of carrot juice
一杯胡萝卜汁 - carrot sticks (= long thin pieces)
胡萝卜条
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- raw
- cooked
- steamed
- …
- eat
- have
- cook
- …
- top
- cake
- juice
- …
- grated carrot
- [countable] a reward promised to somebody in order to persuade them to do something
（为说服人做事所许诺的）酬报，好处 - They are holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid.
他们许诺给予 1.2 亿美元的经济援助。 - It's a big carrot he's dangling in front of Marler's nose.
他在马勒的鼻子前晃来晃去的是一根大胡萝卜。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2- Even with the carrot of a free lunch it is unlikely that many people will turn up.
即使有免费午餐的胡萝卜，也不太可能有很多人出现。 - In a market economy profits are the carrot that encourages firms to take risks.
在市场经济中，利润是鼓励企业冒险的胡萝卜。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + carrot- dangle
- hold out
- offer (somebody)
- …
- a carrot and stick
- They are holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid.
词源late 15th cent.: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton.
Idioms
the carrot and (the) stick (approach)
- if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not
胡萝卜加大棒；威逼利诱 - The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes.
重点是激励的胡萝卜，而不是税收的大棒。
- to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach
采取威逼利诱的手段 - He decided to use the carrot and stick approach.
他决定采用胡萝卜加大棒的方法。
- The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes.