词汇 | decoyed |
释义 | decoyed past simple and past participle ofdecoy decoy verb[ T ] uk /dɪˈkɔɪ/ us /dɪˈkɔɪ/ to trick or confuse people into doing something or going somewhere, especially by showing them something that is not what it appears to be: Flying French colours, the ship tacked back and forth, trying to decoy the French ship into the harbour. to trick an animal or bird that you are hunting, especially by using something to attract it that is not what it appears to be: They were always looking for a way to decoy geese that invaded the rice fields. Flares are canisters of magnesium that burst into very bright, very hot flame to decoy infrared receivers away from the plane. They would try to decoy the enemy towards some of the hidden groups, where they would be outnumbered. The plan is that Marie decoys the victim into a position that will give Bobbie plenty of time to take aim. Cats often pretend to sleep to decoy their prey, then suddenly spring on it. He decoyed the pheasants by leaving peas. Changing direction about-face about-turn bear branch branch off break decoy divert someone/something to somewhere do an about-face do an about-turn excursive excursively ping-pong regear reverse slew someone's back is turnedidiom swerve turn around wheel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hunting & fishing |
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