allure

al·lure /əˈljʊə $ əˈlʊr/ noun [singular, uncountableU]

ATTRACTa mysterious, exciting, or desirable quality 诱惑，魅力，吸引力

allure of

the allure of foreign travel

出国旅行的诱惑

At 50, she had lost none of her sexual allure.

50岁的她魅力丝毫未减。

—allure verb [transitiveT]

harmonies that never fail to allure the listener

百听不厌的和声

—alluring adjectiveadj

the alluring magic of Hong Kong

香港的迷人魅力

—allurement noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

allure• She was twenty-eight years of age with the kind of breathtaking allure normally associated with the cover of a glossy fashion magazine.• Passing the test allows a character to sense that there is some magical allure or drawing-in effect here which is dangerous.• It held no allure for me.• They do not possess the seductive allure of other parts of the female anatomy.• A challenging language, carrying with it the sweet allure of forbidden fruit.• The allure of pipes, of a lute, of a lyre, a flute.• Fatty snacks can soon lose their allure if you have nothing else to eat.

Origin allure

(1500-1600) allure “to attract” ((15-21 centuries)), from Old French alurer, from luere; → LURE2

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TOEFL BNC: 22427 COCA: 11876

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