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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tantalize; to lure; to entice: The act of showing or offering something desirable to attract or tempt someone or something, often without the intention of giving it or allowing them to have it immediately. It implies teasing or provoking desire.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng đem tiền của ra mà nhử nó. (Don't tantalize him with wealth.)
  • Giơ kẹo ra nhử trẻ con. (Show candy to lure/tantalize the children.)
  • Người thợ săn dùng mồi để nhử con thú. (The hunter uses bait to lure the animal.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhử cho ...": to lure/tempt so that...
  • Cô ấy nhử cho con mèo lại gần bằng cá. (She lured the cat to come closer with fish.)
• "bị nhử": to be lured/tempted.
  • Chim non bị nhử bởi tiếng gọi giả. (The young bird was lured by the fake call.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dụ (v): To persuade, to induce (often with words or reasoning, less about physical bait).
• Quyến rũ (v): To charm, to seduce (broader, often romantic or deeply attractive).
• Mồi (n): Bait (the object used to lure).
• Nhử mồi (v): To use bait; to lure with bait (compound verb).

Synonyms

• Lure: To attract or tempt, especially into a trap.
• Entice: To attract by offering pleasure or advantage.
• Tempt: To entice someone to do something often considered wrong or unwise.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nhử vào: To lure into.
  • Kẻ xấu nhử nạn nhân vào bẫy. (The bad person lured the victim into a trap.)
• Nhử ra: To lure out.
  • Họ nhử con sói ra khỏi hang. (They lured the wolf out of its den.)

Related Idioms

• Treo đầu dê, bán thịt chó (Hang a goat's head, sell dog's meat): To use bait and switch; to deceive by showing something good but delivering something inferior. This idiom relates to the concept of deceptive luring, similar to the teasing aspect of .

Học thuật

1. Tantalize
   • Đừng đem tiền của ra mà nhử nó
     Don't tantalize him with wealth