carrot
n
1
(a) [C] plant with a long pointed orange root 胡萝卜.
(b) [C, U] this root eaten as a vegetable 胡萝卜(蔬菜)
boiled beef and carrots 清炖牛肉胡萝卜
Have some more carrots. 再吃点儿胡萝卜.
grated carrot 擦碎的胡萝卜.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) reward or advantage promised to sb to persuade him to do sth 说服某人做某事所许诺的报酬或利益
hold out/offer a carrot to sb 利诱某人.
3 (idm 习语) the carrot and the stick the hope of reward and the threat of punishment as a means of making sb try harder 胡萝卜加大棒; 软硬兼施; 威逼利诱
[attrib 作定语]
a carrot-and-stick approach 胡萝卜加大棒的方法; 威逼利诱.