decoy

Compared meaning: something that attracts or traps a target (noun).

比较义项：吸引或诱使人、鱼、动物靠近或上钩的东西（名词）。

• lure

  Lure often refers to an abstract temptation, such as money or fame, that draws someone toward something; it need not be food or a physical trap device.

  lure 常指抽象的诱惑，例如金钱或名誉，能吸引某人靠近某事物；它不一定是食物，也不一定是实体的诱捕装置。

  Money was the main lure that drew him into the risky deal.

  金钱是吸引他卷入那笔风险交易的主要诱惑。

• bait

  Bait is specifically food or a food-like substance placed to attract and catch fish or animals; it is concrete and edible, unlike the abstract pull of a lure.

  bait 特指用来吸引并诱捕鱼类或动物的食物或类似食物的东西；它是具体、可食用的，不同于 lure 那种抽象的吸引力。

  The fisherman put fresh bait on his hook before casting.

  渔夫在抛竿之前把新鲜的饵料挂在鱼钩上。

• decoy 本词

  A decoy is a fake or imitation object used to trick a person or animal into a trap or into coming closer; it need not be food, unlike bait.

  decoy 指用来诱骗人或动物进入陷阱、或使其靠近的假物或仿制品；它不一定是食物，这点与 bait 不同。

  Hunters sometimes use a wooden decoy to attract ducks nearby.

  猎人们有时会用木制的假鸭来吸引附近的野鸭。

Lure, bait and decoy all name something that attracts a target, but differ. Lure means abstract temptation, like money, not always food. Bait is food used to attract and catch fish or animals. Decoy is a fake object used to trick someone into a trap.

这三个词都表示某种有吸引力、诱使对象靠近或落入圈套的东西，但具体所指不同：lure 常指抽象的诱惑力（如金钱、名誉），bait 特指用来诱捕鱼或动物的食物，decoy 特指用来诱骗目标进入陷阱的假物或仿制品。